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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U 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 ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
91c2184dd1052c94be1fdb20f48789f6

SHA-1:
7af79014bfed99ad57cd9e9076650d5a24001017

SHA-256:
35e2d7f32aaf4265844ff6056eb5b18ad17bfa9404c71c9b41f293d368f830f6

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:18:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALPLUGINU.Bundler (M)
16.1.10.21

File size:
572.9 KB (586,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

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):
12288:5wQvSTuCWAhHqYQPYUNj8GFI49aHzPd8EB4G8JddvBvGRx2T051TFV:x8HHqYQPYW9FyTPdx2Ge/vQRx2TQbV

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://ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1429151887.188&lpsl=08d1ae10198cece4051329e71585e636&expire=1429238286&slp=www.nwfileds.com&pub_id=P11884146&ce_cid=LUj0Lfk3_SeVxJHOSAuBO0NKY2xyEdqx4Sz3Fr4WksYf9rvmIRM9G7xj9l24BfduoRHwuFYOkdyvhWpY98sOcahEF8ooD6uhfXpebpaujw0_ohP6H1IdKboyFuALgf9p1u12bkreGZTHVPYNfDTaH8LVpqCFWTt4J6ulMzRqnzL3wulcmaK-X8V4orG2ZLVdYN_19M2xQCoJp7c-PDKA6dPwMFWWEwXJFQSRxo82gIQG5wjSYX95bT6SgkeWyw9BTLO6vTOxNgKSnrM22EY3sj_I7shezyyswmzmaatFwLV6C-3KwbPzUrma0wW7ODCemPT1SmHoKTJLRYYTBDQlBoYRK51QzXjfDGibyftZAKJvEOVimH9ybah6xmKIUFxTUE7c49SAek5iCOeGERt_xsCuY2auH374-kPTwki-fUbqhhfceL9BjjSjMfx10wglPAQbLYsxXUbvZadYfQS4eZEJMg&fileName=Setup

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