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setup.exe

Wizard

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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.guideforeign.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
2e8db1070fd0ed438e3f794fbe6b3733

SHA-1:
729e001a90292b2cf8bc156f3d0e2d7403329e7b

SHA-256:
fb71e864d99c33ab501b6db87cc2320f822c5f4b03c8e473bc8e620ed1024d28

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/7/2024 5:33:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
370

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.1014112
7.11.189.122

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160131

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2017.0.2848

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.155

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19938

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.16.01.31.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
1/31/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.2016-31-01_1

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2016.01.31.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6504

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
17.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160131

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.31.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.16129

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9352

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2001

File size:
1.1 MB (1,109,008 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.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:
12/20/2014 7:53:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CLzDO+H0AbkY0Nusd055HiHvMndI/tOBXQIXfLdSEsaL25HFr2Zjd+yi45pO2mSt:CDHTZGurXM0dIwDDTL2lUd+BQpOc

Entry address:
0x1C0C6

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 04, 3C, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, A8, C7, 48, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, FC, 3B, 48, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.5721

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://www.guideforeign.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=1034&dv1=ad1032-us&kw1=ad1032-us-qyc&uuid=2c3707f4-8b3b-4bb8-7b81-340bd086636c&dv3=2c3707f4-8b3b-4bb8-7b81-340bd086636c

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