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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.magnotrue.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2f4210ab5113a675a0516048f1256614

SHA-1:
a3964abde484dbb6e8b62b79d82734fb10676aba

SHA-256:
e88670d81043b988d89a07d5e1f77f5b4b9e748462d14a5f4b3f8c8f4c9c4584

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 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:
12/26/2024 4:09:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALP.Bundler (M)
16.6.1.5

File size:
669.9 KB (685,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 8:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRs:dbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRs

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://dls.magnotrue.com/FEMCzMfKYyB5eYk6k5MTOvOtJDksCS_irPCvbJ_TpasCOtytexfG9DR8WcZ3dBmkgMbMrrPZPxJMMSpRL2ChZlDm_Ug32J9quSwIhCvaQ-AU3iv9ZTi-0T97y5Q0fqX-XqrrTd7iNjrQ2-QESy2H4kwwWerTzr7Ea3KsqKHoUa_hDiaSLiTBO2OnfQxgSyBNRlIVz72owLMMaShoF4N8n3BVrD_F-6AFnxCDBnSbn0VexyllaTWUMoxfEypQbKHPnmR3YTE02-sTRH9529tDPtSjOVgc_vFWxAwDswuU82-Egphakf6uLmhkAnqY6ovuJa9Niotcwn5v-GoPoB3dGFEbmD8pAYOeUeHkjf_EXaGN8RcEim3y8nMkKbveHJo966BXNV37VNVx8sL6RtZL6N85tz5fUxs4DKjXTuJeRWY7p-EXni4Z6Vh78fhnGITU

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