setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.lpmxp632.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65340c0d27329d5fcb51b6c8581bbb77

SHA-1:
a3e68b2cc2b7fa95fc652261309c959e8f095347

SHA-256:
89ba893daf4bb216468cf8995596100a9d13db9bc4c99b7b4a901d098aca8170

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
11/30/2024 9:06:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.31

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4015

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.28135
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.30.11

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7023

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.ddzwdt
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Malware
11.20140830

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.30.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.30.9

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11460
2.0.0.1906

File size:
1.1 MB (1,139,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 11:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Oio2C4Tz86EE1by3swR9HrwNmojHuD/bsytUltKo+5+VYrle5sn:44TzJJm9R9kFTSbNtkwo+5Vrle5G

Entry address:
0x3F56

Entry point:
E8, 09, 27, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, A6, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 90, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, A6, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7320  (probably packed)

Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

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

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