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setup.exe

Video Plugin software 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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.29u3wfmjg.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4bcb5f146652fac94199a0a360378e38

SHA-1:
9bd36bfe9543056c5ade6f46efc8d7ac64634a19

SHA-256:
62a75f866e1b6f24fc4ee2cc83b5f98b341e3cda336b56e428f9753816af4914

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/23/2024 4:37:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.6.5.7

File size:
877.1 KB (898,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2015 1:20:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Xy9VfTOAoq3kSJv/xOjM+ttUu4iBGmAcnIB9Th2Kfr1d4wvZGQ8rZIrlDTmEkoR+:CvTOAZkSJQjXtNw59l2KHhx0rZJ4dSx

Entry address:
0x9E56

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 41, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 14, 53, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 3E, 54, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FD, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4C, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4B, 3C, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://ttb.29u3wfmjg.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1421807030.24&lpsl=81b3b118894c94727098e7777dd7a4d8&expire=1421893413&PubID=151018&slp=www.nwfilesotfwer.com&ClickID=31979222231421807012&fileName=Setup

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