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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 admin.ultimagno.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9cf021be74c1883727893939b8391d2d

SHA-1:
70d3c0b2be41632c0ff1ace6c4316983df5b1d0c

SHA-256:
e26170945086c2a1e7ecff90a684549f4040e3243f1a7bb9e36e6bce42028a2d

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:
11/25/2024 4:29:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.20.20

File size:
664.9 KB (680,896 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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 5:29:59 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:
8/18/2015 3:32:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x3tMauoDudy2am+9oZ2XcOltdroiIsMvXAswpUBv18Bu2hezkH:Rt0E2aFoZ2MOltdroiVeXtfpe3MzkH

Entry address:
0x1A0D20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8561

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://admin.ultimagno.com/l2UjbSEC_UC7YzJ9XvQSJiZrJKSY1KA3gdr6NAq-Qjyox9Q2sJ32Jb1JNg7VO9oN1PSth9fPl-WjBUnWC0db9QCvimeJ8CljFlZYovZ37Z_8qS6OV0mA5jPLjm6I_w6lsTGMQW3hkMdcj2_2ZxEkl2W2VIa-HUcX4i30rZQq_Yf6vLaP6AT94spQfR9duMLj85FaleGTq_Fo9a6dwC8sVPLzbhR6XCFfb1oWgP6pk8VRgncXviIM7eKxwNxkS6OfpzVz_TqqOALCUoy5f5fE9rBbUSMGDKnFoqmAypsB5D5V-mbzRgxzeMWxqyyjuv13jn_Ic-6BqB8aaflzFAMUKFnHYVbHm6HP8e_LfQZCMqFXriGBoGJsYkDWY9iuqpV7Rrz7bEZyW9QmAliZckaVSpc9FVPOSeN3nd4fUVaafQaPtJiFVbwZH9zZGgXqdBZ4

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