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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from flv.orangesofts.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3cb1b27b4ead4e8692d2292a2243b3b9

SHA-1:
6a752035efd6ed03e358124f962daa840493dfb9

SHA-256:
48e055032c75c97edb5047d7f86b8ec3fd60ba38cb8d0766320ed8bfeb833ffd

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 4:16:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALPLUGINU.Bundler (M)
16.2.16.2

File size:
539.5 KB (552,400 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, 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:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/10/2015 9:55:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k9vw92lyS9+J+rILtE23zfYB1Sn+Xe8MK6A7J/bLAHX:ivw5hpRDfgMK379uX

Entry address:
0x1CC3CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,349,632 bytes)

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

http://flv.orangesofts.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=1076&dv1=ad1074-de&kw1=ad1074-de&uuid=249c11f1-3fca-4ee7-6c75-d4ce5a245e41&dv3=249c11f1-3fca-4ee7-6c75-d4ce5a245e41

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