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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 30 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 zbpshhlseqe.pd9y55y.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4dcbcba1de5a423925de48ff6d272991

SHA-1:
98c32eb1c7ddd6895fe30824bf9cea8ae3a0acb2

SHA-256:
a7291817fb4870b91c5ca14d753ab732c3f90557340723d664e8b682e53e2607

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/7/2024 1:51:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
6100378

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.07

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3268

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1700

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-72
0.98/19741

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20290

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9039
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
12/6/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-d19194c6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-06-12_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14254

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.06.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6924

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.1020

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dijqtn
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.06.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.6.11

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.44
2.0.0.2000

File size:
958.5 KB (981,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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:
11/7/2014 4:27:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y9+z4WWD6/G3a72nsZTHZROn7MjX/C++u0+jJhkCa7:y9+z4Witq7IGZRO7oXD0+1hw7

Entry address:
0x136F6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 18, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://zbpshhlseqe.pd9y55y.com/p0a9voDXNzuKhjB89fFA8Zl4wgDtxOf9vPQdPqdMbg9jfzSpOk7BWnXVVB7z6XjkAbjzJWsgTd5QKH4w3JyVUHusO0IGCP2mdoXlG4TF_ktygTBx_MGNWN_LrPa5AVvN?sbb=['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

http://zbpshhlseqe.pd9y55y.com/p0a9voDXNzuKhjB89fFA8Zl4wgDtxOf9vPQdPqdMbg9jfzSpOk7BWnXVVB7z6XjkAbjzJWsgTd5QKH4w3JyVUHusO0IGCP2mdoXlG4TF_ktygTBx_MGNWN_LrPa5AVvN?sbb=x9Hs7LVKSU7BngP4YXW5cXu0nwk4fF4NpbhcRtM1tocoaJmiKlLyD2MP75BNByfB8mvklLlcN7lJoMDQ3tBn4G79svolNkjodhoaxTL3U2SiEzwApO2RmCHoaPplYjFw2HitOLwuzaznI23KUTwknW5SbwTPpS8ngwbE9Im0w54fmcPR6o7GM4tobPN0i5lhsXZoCIkYop5DDTpEE0qTa40CrYCXsaX8uBaE9ki96jsUGXp05VjxPzsU8Gd9UP3MavvamrlPd8GNxoxNaZCAnvOhQYdnA6T11pMOWCMZBCiyJ3gXE1AJy7TMrc3tsNgdXScTuqmY5pz8Vf2ZtiomwwkDUubNR3q2vTxsztfmiaF9etMNm5GdYp3ScvIgInEiNQpsFok9Su5jhEQ1aQ7Nb95BbjjyyeqskAexntR5Lsqa2cWpLRs1ZgviwCmTqRIRxefKbNhGUfO5odS5FQF8Kuqc8UhBtr3iD1bXgaMpx1iPQ9skjKewEyTPKoWn3kiGzqKHycnCo2zbXnKmkN9ancqxcwjS4NifF1wtEQVuTYtSZs1zTaNL2jOMEqSqx7nIwM8l8YfZchxIKvTnOa83RgpKHJwi6noLIQrqogaqos8HDL9rUQcnYPEFr7Ok7WkuJvIhl8lvID6EP783Y1YPm7s4BDAV4bD9YIIKdkZ2zI8osjdKayATFxo58falxdLImI2EEusun7kyn3DhoXXkcXCp6D1qRUThCwD7S1DAng0CUXMtABEUP369SwFPoUzP57wiTpD5busNqlDvkidzFVu6a8CRVfJ9bqmzf7iOrZgsJ9j68OaHRgpe33KuKiaKBbMF

http://ttb.youltotalupdate.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7979822462

http://www.yuntaishan9.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=333&dv1=ad327-fr&kw1=ad327-fr-ln&uuid=90ae1c5d-7685-4e67-5a23-6df52f8d6646&dv3=90ae1c5d-7685-4e67-5a23-6df52f8d6646

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