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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 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pcflvdownload.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
eb858c47e00deed4cc1f2cc8ee6b817c

SHA-1:
53327dd56203294ba7a9d80386b3c766ecc3d2e0

SHA-256:
0d263f398d18dfcdec0754a85ad005ed2390d1a4c642b731f93aad5e78d504eb

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 3:39:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1005751
370

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.199.90

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160131

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2848

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.1005751
1.0.20.155

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19873

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20582

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.1005751
8.16.01.31.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-c5efcf42
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1005751
11.2016-31-01_1

G Data
Application.Generic.1005751
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.01.31.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6504

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.1005751
17.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dkpmye
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
11.20160131

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.31.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.10

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
36340

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.28611
2.0.0.2025

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,168 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
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

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:
12/4/2014 8:33:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+pzaucfNArAjuzOc2X/7aMGutOMIymshUVgrWvfxkE6N:+pzjnMju39Mx8vyfhUVgRBN

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, 0C, 63, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 6E, 61, 78, 63, 76, 77, 64, 74, 6B, 38, 00, 55, 3D, 9B, 51, AE, ED, 8D, 66, A6, 29, 68, D2, 24, B6, 83, 84, 86, B1, D8, 4C, 4F, 9C, E9, 3F, FF, 55, 2F, DE, 78, E2, 45, 97, 7C, 2A, D8, B2, 55, ED, A9, F9, BB, 63, 2E, FA, 6D, 9E, FF, 4A, 28, E4, 6C, 4C, 62, 56, 72, 25, 6E, 99, 8F, 83, 8A, B5, D5, B8, F2, 04, C8, 15, F9, D9, BF, 59, 1E, A4, A5, DC, 1C, 84, 52, C9, DB, 2C, AE, AB, D3, 43, DE, 4F, 70, 5E, 98, 22, 48...
 
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Entropy:
7.9866  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

http://www.pcflvdownload.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=807&dv1=ad806-us&kw1=ad806-us-xx&uuid=25a6a3e5-9161-4032-50f0-e22ddbc0821b&dv3=25a6a3e5-9161-4032-50f0-e22ddbc0821b

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