home

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 38 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.softwinupdate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
8a078f63a8c3aaa1fe538cdf1d202aba

SHA-1:
88ec5f517b466558e537eacdb2e7516205a9292c

SHA-256:
66f0ec96171eb5f9421a7cc6f88a1ffd6c5bfb24acf23df238446509d359c9b8

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:
11/26/2024 5:53:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.162591
6657884

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.03.12

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.216.54

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AK [PUP]
2014.9-150311

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3173

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
1.0.20.350

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20178

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21374

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.070

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloaderLMN
3/11/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-e7a1a05d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup v2 1.exe (Adware)
2015.6.17.23

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13840

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2362

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.03.11.03

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6829

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
16.0.0.210

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1626088
14.10.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Buzus.BR
15.03.11.03

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.11.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Buzus.fyv!1075356016
23.00.65.15309

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.70

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.2093

File size:
1.6 MB (1,626,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
10/9/2014 11:11:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+zD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYL:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uid4

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.4833

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://www.softwinupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=237&dv1=ad231-gb&kw1=ad231-gb-san&uuid=92192b11-5a72-4a98-602a-2321bad61429&dv3=92192b11-5a72-4a98-602a-2321bad61429&dv3=92192b11-5a72-4a98-602a-2321bad61429

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.