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setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2318.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ccacb2fb51d9fad0a56c752961fa3e8b

SHA-1:
8002b6b0560a6b980318a6ba64fb321be2fedfa4

SHA-256:
2d19a249765be1f08db884deaf55c5b5a50527753b6e5fcfc4f43c9ff639e3a4

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
1/10/2025 5:44:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4007

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13125

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.21.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7031

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.21.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.21.7

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,896 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.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 8:25:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xD3g1pennnnnCsBwGOHBvblq0ib9efT5AB+K10Ojb1uiABW+kH+bl4OEIAzInvTl:DBwFBzFAB+i/bk7kXHw+qBOaqjxKrGy

Entry address:
0x4DF6

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7333  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp2318.com/WxQCNdrk_DuelkNnvdptsy0WaMNjqHvC0UZZi7dXL17RxY8yGfU2-2piDPE3LZTWVdbYl2Pl4-AoTfVatIfwKvEZ76pXSFyufLNliD0cbHO0BFc7hvx2-8B0zSY-RIre?sbb=g8FhsAHlOBMg7J4clYQjgrwy6lnXvDR1JGGW6jxNGe3jtxEgvpnyMZNMH8FfiW24lYheS3mS4pUs4khZ0bUvvR7Koj6XP0gh7JVUpfLkWUoPy2fiZgBM0RCSKRSXZBveMmP1dlGxzEehbkuo1I3hK2RnlZPvuaf6sT3tzG357sRQ6gKEF3695i9xqkoeZXQd9rr877iA0KSQM51paQTBzNKDhfDPTHulEwTVwK644McCe97T8FyHZoqYZ5xyPcbhdDl1Kjj2zxKWHJ9ndqSn7guCDEnSLv6uJilVUInNbAoAfdrmYPJy7mX6vwiZJeHB791K48iVWJVfiCRjO3u2Z0oczIMuC8dYZlmVzWEdowUtUszNVCwnr2ELLQxqYqmrDLtaVtopjYiApr4FA4UA6AlVVek9H5QnMpiqrJ6ykbTgMchRpXJe6I4BRp7qZMfGDZUFev7fIX59hvo0Frj4jhhytCkHaIu1qGXJFcyQJJV5hmAoRpECa6EHWCQddnva0udMbAlIKZKOE3Fp4VUTFdrhLk4M5eGkQpQimbZ0UdjLOhUgJDEbVeRjtE3eeMkeq2qJKNCD7A0urUjdpxbDqhXjBM5Lt5WhDyDwMxek4KYBjrDVTEUAUxGfsB36ZGl0wuszNjE8NvJCxKxI1H1K6QU6kjYILzlVukdZFIYyaBv82WJF6eAu7cS9aqwGrOMWP7snTx6JkQE1CqNWx186O9yFvwLYYMopr248H0X7tCbbRjbpUIpZ3j88GI9sHzZqVo4rrFb6YwkRGcjGG3v6fGsj3JHGcGzvWQOpQcimP6k4MEhM6UpASfxMy54Q157YXGwl1RdoRRc

http://ttb.lpmxp2125.com/download/request/.../F5ke6yum?__tc=1408613695.746&lpsl=b9bd6318f81c148b245e044b360bc349&expire=1408700074&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dwnlultimate.com&ClickID=14533250371408613673&PubID=276966&fileName=Setup

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