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setup.exe

PLUGIN UPDATE SL

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 SL 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 www.tuneuppro.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1e9980145a77e3b85f06bd0b453d1f68

SHA-1:
753f52a1e22a94193dabf75ae1e06e0e1cf3814b

SHA-256:
7a09fa810cbd4b200f62a5f2040eb9781c3fed32d4b7f6015a5b01fc9eece3c2

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:
12/25/2024 11:26:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.30.20

File size:
573 KB (586,792 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 SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/12/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/12/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6A96B10625A440E58FC64DBD383A43DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 9:22:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:PwQvSTuCWAhHqYQPYUNj8GFI49aHzPd8EB4G8JddvBvGRx2T051TFj:r8HHqYQPYW9FyTPdx2Ge/vQRx2TQbj

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, D4, 8F, 5E, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 50, 2F, 50, DC, 53, 2D, 32, 82, DB, 91, DA, D5, FE, 63, 52, 25, 22, 19, 8E, CD, CA, 09, 54, EC, 40, 54, E8, 6C, 9D, 0C, B4, 50, D8, C1, 40, 22, 08, BF, 39, 8A, 3E, 07, 7A, 92, A7, 86, 6C, A4, D9, FA, EF, 99, F5, FC, 0D, A9, 3C, DC, 7D, 5B, 1D, ED, 5E, F6, 50, F2, 48, FE, FE, 16, DA, E2, 02, 04, 11, 00, 52, 42, 0D, DB, C1, 72, EB, 27, 44, 10, 71, EE, DB, B7, 72, CF, 78...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,374,208 bytes)

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

http://www.tuneuppro.com/downloadip_2offerss.asp?utm_source=newmarm2&context=pBBtbM06FuDyXnwMjoNb2QTd7fasufUYdqS-o2FeG7tJBSqJN2fjoWCXc0YwLjLDvugQpBRr81eeNTqba1fktr9Lh0WGYxd0dK10k3qELtPJMzAmEKxyMxjSipmF-qnME2ApsD1hDtQ951kcx02Cx3G-FgePbuMgzNMfgePbYQ1t7c8TNHQzkRR9ecXv98r4gWb70ISF-hCk0xCPTCJRfKtzROn7IQkmThsJvkTEqj7Sgi0RwagPS0WUBTg3b-oVHbo0se_cl43xjRMWCQyKuBpVlTaRVFh3WKSl7eEyQ4PE_B6DYXAckvREX3BUr3AI4EWbU4N8yYyEGeAZMtXL7-jZk1Tth35fmBe8CWOXhnU4fwfxzY-6aV-eKtbmjjhr0WDHWn9zq0YOny5bHrLVaeOqBSuoFQcr24mFTRswWAA_yWEm1HM9HtvL&utm_campaign=newmarm247381556ar&vurlid=47381556&ccode=ar

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