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 hd.exaggeratego.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
120ed3455d73440a88b62f88edc3fb9f

SHA-1:
9029ab6eb81ba2fa45b1137e4c2dd1bd78c88d52

SHA-256:
eb24e6c15716e26598d6840d7eb6c56cfaf3d8a8d22fe7381b8a5a64f92e0c98

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/7/2024 4:35:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
375

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.12

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.216.56

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160125

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2853

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21374

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.025

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.01.25.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
1/25/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-25-01_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
16.1.25

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.200.15235

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.761

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.01.25.07

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160125

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720408
15.03.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.25.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Agent.idx!1075356302
23.00.65.16123

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.25

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Agent.Win32.497872
2.0.0.2093

File size:
1.2 MB (1,220,192 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 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:
1/6/2015 1:52:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:h/B+iHzb+oZtC7LRDtMMyoLpEpTZwub/7viLFQTj+zDBt:Fk4m88LRDJEPVeLFQEVt

Entry address:
0x21576

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 0C, 39, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, B0, FC, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 04, 39, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://hd.exaggeratego.com/f/fr/.../index.php?sid=1968&dv1=ad1965-fr&kw1=ad1965-fr-ly&uuid=71adc549-05e0-4785-4926-500d9652a23e&dv3=71adc549-05e0-4785-4926-500d9652a23e

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