setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2368.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ff7ad6c3a513b9bfb1a93d9604d7ab99

SHA-1:
6de19d2a26ac554c84e78e827d78e0fb57d2a82b

SHA-256:
ebf734655d15761747462ea140f7d3153e8c4fcb6b22ba52d57197fcafdcc810

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/25/2024 1:53:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
816

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.11

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Zusy.102357
7.11.184.74

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3294

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1575

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-10733
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.GAUN
20053

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
14.11.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1d6ac6af
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
11.2014-11-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13980

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.11.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6950

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.945

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.depjjw
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1255664
14.11.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.11.08

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.11.11.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12454
2.0.0.1981

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/8/2014 4:02:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NbkiGUv38BEDWRR2cU1kPLtOF5Tr287ZTPcyAKYP+y42CA:iqvCEaRkca2Yb/3PmKxq5

Entry address:
0x97AF

Entry point:
E8, 31, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 98, 91, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, AF, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, A2, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, 08, A3, 43, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6508

Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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