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setup.exe

PLUGIN UPDATE SL

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe by PLUGIN UPDATE SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnoapp.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8bd7fd02568c9977a83d31504e778cab

SHA-1:
51d817bac173bf5f7673da1fbf61e85f7c8fcfc2

SHA-256:
abd0c373e5ac215038bfa0230f82b26b731de8560d0b7abfd236f7d425f78a6a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:47:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.27.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,239,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/20/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/20/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, L=GUIA DE ISORA, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6F8446D02E4D8F276D50C2DF19B10E72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2015 4:38:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+DfYjzMGFC975ZsalP8G7RKxXB0xE36T27xom:GfQBFC9dGaJYd36T27xo

Entry address:
0x47A7E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 75, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, CA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, D0, 8D, 47, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D4, 37, 12, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9864  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,200,128 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.magnoapp.com/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NrjScts1c8BufVcwBkHiYZCHMgaQYtzwZTPrnwCuRAT-K0OQXcNF5CqhiO2j_FHircMdx9igWn5S0f2h1MFMsJqeq7nK5CiWLnp-ZL2ua1AqWn4MSpiJsI4of4E1S7zpHd4w752ZXNCvKWIqsBOxj-GbXTE9yN2fyiXXG-EDWjJnxjCgEnWr60-tTeSzZ1kxoxiTlJjxiw-ZIuTjCQlka0VBt-_SbHLXuvAWb9XFHsuWw5lggZkDwhD1UziDMdoat17BDnjOtGnH0xt6kTGbA0Dpwtq7lRbErxFoXyzuf89ZWiX3FzYvlhm65q1rVFXZg6S1SnccXhPk6dUHChbsyqHEb5y3i383ikEU86CLGF_BzoQzw6LAMcuCIiBGRy1ns2NVC-n9ST2VGX-KCRC01_iq6UcfWuLBs1oVm30i2VeM

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