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setup.exe

SetupWizard

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 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.flvupdate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
319ae26db9eb43cd888d05ee1f056b3c

SHA-1:
797332b8d96547069e1a2e60fe52feced635ab58

SHA-256:
50893581eb5a4202c3c970fe494a9b65f378dee20bd54f383e0d8151184ed33c

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
11/25/2024 3:36:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
362

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2840

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1627

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20126

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
8.16.02.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWOY!tr
2/7/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.696

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2016.02.07.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6496

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.20160207

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1014240
14.12.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gaq!1075356018
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.38

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.18
2.0.0.2001

File size:
960.5 KB (983,520 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
11/28/2014 4:52:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Jkb9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gO:JkhGXiBE6FY1ps656tgO

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
B8, 2C, F2, 56, 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, 2A, FB, B6, 3A, 1C, 64, E5, 8A, D4, C7, FD, 61, 8E, E7, E8, E9, B4, 0A, 4C, 91, E3, 22, 20, 39, CE, 45, CE, CE, D5, D6, F9, 25, BA, 89, 97, 3F, 4A, 32, 73, 92, 1D, B4, B7, 8A, F2, 3B, 40, A1, 0F, E4, 3F, D9, FE, 2B, 6B, B2, B7, A5, 26, 45, CE, 8D, E0, 84, 93, B3, 69, C6, 53, 90, 23, 6D, D5, 49, CE, 85, 4B, 61, DE, F6, 6E, 89, 8A, CA, BC, 33, 93, 9E, E5, F0, CE, 8F, 6E...
 
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Entropy:
7.9775

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.flvupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=477&dv1=ad470-us&kw1=ad470-us-qyc&uuid=e733a981-0950-4f31-7f6f-4753cbfc38aa&dv3=e733a981-0950-4f31-7f6f-4753cbfc38aa

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