setup.exe

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

MD5:
479a7c5b7e23fbb3a58d76b9d02d797a

SHA-1:
888d71708132253badb95fa850ab921306925426

SHA-256:
48cbe856ca48a1c0bed62c7470064663c7ad9663c53af18faa08802b8af8c1c3

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
12/24/2024 5:24:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150914

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.0257

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.9.14.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14674

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.1430

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2015.09.14.01

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmhxcl
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.6.22

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

File size:
829.1 KB (849,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/16/2015 7:28:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gDFhwFzsQNLAr5bj/b4FKHrJ841gAQguqMwPpn:8FhwFzPBYb02y4SA5MIn

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
B8, 04, 4F, 4F, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 73, F1, 69, 6F, 75, 37, 69, 00, BD, E0, 1B, 9D, F3, 0F, E0, 04, B2, 30, 6F, C5, B2, 4E, 4C, DD, DE, AB, D6, 05, 75, 42, 60, 93, 74, E5, 55, A7, 31, D3, 5C, 00, F1, 79, C9, BD, 9B, F6, 2C, BA, 73, E8, 12, 7F, 3E, 56, 3A, 57, A3, F2, 41, 8D, 9A, BC, 5A, E7, 98, 33, DD, 73, 1B, C4, 6F, B6, 82, AB, 92, 10, 9B, 1B, 94, 63, B4, 0C, AF, EB, 94, 42, 06, 8E, F0, D5, 51, 7C, CA, 01, D0, 68, 23, 6D, 3D, F6, E2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9793  (probably packed)

Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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

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