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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 24 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:
861a6c656b9b1787043fa38255e79a79

SHA-1:
723cc6d1545d0de1c15ac40e1ed6500e3ff4c5de

SHA-256:
b81937c2f1cbc7f987fbc2aae48dee6bf9761b20d632bfe921db568a2e137e9e

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/6/2024 4:48:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
5805142

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3285

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1615

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-30659
0.98/19664

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SmApps.VIX
20135

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPulseENT.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/19/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-11_4

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
13.185.14071

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.19.10

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6941

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.969

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.divqcs
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.19.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.19.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

File size:
935.5 KB (957,904 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:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/14/2014 10:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F5Yr15f753d5QWIDz/Wz9NCyzHinLipNDJ5eoFb0OZ/WiGaks+HL63S27x4D:FyHv5Z+Wzv7AiBll0OBWi6si9G+

Entry address:
0x136A6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, D8, 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:
7.3937

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=GB&dv1=GB_a231_pc_2014-11-16-20&clickid=1416187991

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