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setup.exe

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 25 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.zhnxai.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bbdda1292e970cb67f0f469c83881229

SHA-1:
6b2fe47be20c5c982114590ba622cda4534b90a1

SHA-256:
2bf14141db532a657519d0c5f37af8efb5c164bf47a9034a24d199a43e305129

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 3:00:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
5831904

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BB [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3280

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-31302
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20183

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPulseENT.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/24/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.24.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6936

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.diotxp
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.24.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35088

File size:
909 KB (930,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
11/20/2014 6:53:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zq63Ts0V4addeG1rFoLpC1Is/+6bok9SD3UFdeyDiO3UZTs4XZ7jpxU3Nu9nO:zN34LdGj+C1IFk9qUFoaiEUZTsD3N5

Entry address:
0x136C6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 78, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4047

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://www.zhnxai.com/file.php?geo=US&dv1=US_a208_pc_2014-11-16-23&clickid=1416197958

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