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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 29 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:
6648100becbd1b2b932b53b356f440ac

SHA-1:
7270f50e3b69b9df1eb29e8556ca89c3c38a5862

SHA-256:
dc8afa61eb226339cfaa5648bc9175b56489ea40e4b79d0e3efb2e321979cc24

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
11/24/2024 6:36:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
551

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.40

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3029

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20492

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.0215

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.15.08.03.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2015-03-08_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.7.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1640

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2015.08.03.02

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6685

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.0.0.645

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20150803

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.03.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.3.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15801

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
588.5 KB (602,640 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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 6:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UXznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jA:lgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RNA

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=497&dv1=ad490-us&kw1=ad490-us-xx&uuid=0c87e0f6-b51a-4d89-505c-49e125b4ea51&dv3=0c87e0f6-b51a-4d89-505c-49e125b4ea51

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