home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 35 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.readytwos.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
c8db1992cfea20e96405860a6f2085d2

SHA-1:
7103642badf622baaced554e054111d20b706ae3

SHA-256:
82e2b8dca7b88fb67ba7d970c808f205aab7282b18ad227d07867e148292959b

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:47:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
369

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160201

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20178

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.02.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.01.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720400
15.03.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16130

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.32

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
588.5 KB (602,624 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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 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:
12/26/2014 5:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0XznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jt:FgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RNt

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, 0C, B2, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 68, 79, 75, 68, 64, 73, 34, 00, B2, 2E, 61, 31, F3, 47, 01, D3, 96, 96, 68, 81, 0A, E1, 1F, C5, 59, 80, F6, 07, 20, 84, 5D, 0D, 8B, 6B, 83, 1C, 68, 17, 09, 24, F0, 84, 12, A9, E6, 71, D1, 69, F3, 24, 8E, 3F, 77, 46, AE, F2, BA, 26, 2F, 05, B0, 68, 18, FD, 91, 84, 4D, A8, FB, 93, 07, 27, 83, C6, D5, D6, BD, 7B, B4, DE, 0B, 83, F7, 78, 8D, 6A, 2B, 18, 2D, BB, 65, C8, 1A, 46, 85, EA, 55, 06, A3, C7, E6...
 
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Entropy:
7.9619  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://www.readytwos.com/j/us/.../index.php?sid=498&dv1=ad491-us&kw1=ad491-us-xx&uuid=5e65e0fc-4f27-48ba-40bb-48361db25569&dv3=5e65e0fc-4f27-48ba-40bb-48361db25569

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