home

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 35 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.jcoffer.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
1ebe570e9c4145cb33330f3e7ce8ae98

SHA-1:
7dcde768fd1ed95a9a125df6d016dae84178911e

SHA-256:
1aa72a5f550cb20a0ce77c1cf1618d1d995532dc3a491f199be1bc512edd273f

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 4:34:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
355

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.17

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.210.156

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21106

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.02.15.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.195.14984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720368
15.02.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Agent.idx!1075356302
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.46

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Agent.Win32.497872
2.0.0.2069

File size:
678.1 KB (694,376 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:
1/9/2015 4:15:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xTvrHLcyE/l+wkSAl3RpcBZscucL/i/QcuUdvY8eS4tM2xbWq:xTvrHtE/ds3rckia4cBdvb4BMq

Entry address:
0x116F6

Entry point:
E8, 9B, 65, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 8F, 03, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 6C, BE, 42, 00, E8, 13, 66, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 4F, 66, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7104  (probably packed)

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.jcoffer.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=750&dv1=ad743-us&kw1=ad743-us-lm&uuid=ce5d559f-fde1-4988-4aa7-cc5a43f72312&dv3=ce5d559f-fde1-4988-4aa7-cc5a43f72312

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