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setup.exe

Plugin Update SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from z3pvtetdigmh.6k1u0djrgw.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
9fe2de4f16233bc6129513b8929a911d

SHA-1:
997f3a508a239b87bc4fde456f72d58850b4a089

SHA-256:
f29faf598b05e5b421c62b860f5c7042105043203202801687a16ea7082820aa

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/25/2024 5:36:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.02.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.10.2.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

File size:
1.3 MB (1,410,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2014 11:37:12 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A8maeLsj74Tl3ZvYbIwhtdAP/zy1ilLShKOWBGF7UYCtftv29XfM:A8CJeMwhtO/zk0K8f/HeE

Entry address:
0x7DB0

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, FE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 08, 5E, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, C3, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 5E, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5587

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://z3pvtetdigmh.6k1u0djrgw.com/WVPZvsbsKRmta_XfToCrwMKZ6i8_xK2gdWiVUGascSPe-tFmIx3-rZf-XKi1n7yxQG-N5rNRuu-5zhET3rX5YOeMldpDd3PIZkfi0mfyeEsQi2TZim7BF3PE9J5HzgbC?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7336441981

http://www.softwcdf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=160&dv1=ad154-gb&kw1=ad154-gb-xx&uuid=9f436392-af0a-4a8d-6ae6-d68b7361881a&dv3=9f436392-af0a-4a8d-6ae6-d68b7361881a

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