setup.exe

Wizard

Plugin Update S.L.

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 S.L has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.latestflv.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
33348eb7f77a66bc17000d0a95e6d636

SHA-1:
52ef6521e5cb36f5b35d89832969953ee80eae08

SHA-256:
32fb396de077aa761213e6a2172aeadbd1f61f5d315a1494040ffde22bafdfb9

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 9:43:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.5
390

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.212.220

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160111

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2017.0.2868

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.5
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.Domaiq.21
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.16.01.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-c792ca2a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1915113

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2016.01.11.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6524

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.5
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject.dmkjua
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
11.20160111

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1100256
15.02.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.08

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.16109

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.11

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.33
2.0.0.2083

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,040 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update S.L., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9VEpWkO6MFXISaAdqAYVRQtF2q58Gc/NExewc5x/Ba3JgP4DvkVyBLLyKXPit0CI:9miXIyqAwQqVUmBbP4Dv1ZdClQgZYI9Q

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 34, 44, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, D8, CF, 48, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 2C, 44, 48, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.5731

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

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