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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 31 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 eedyptabs3fh.hzxkz82ozd.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
77becbe6853fc21fa43f52b109deadff

SHA-1:
a5d2f6892effcae539293e3b2bdf64112901b2c5

SHA-256:
c0775ab4cbf6996c917de353128acc4cb2abca9a6ea86a827823551f9efc5549

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 8:02:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
6090973

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.193.76

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3267

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1705

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-30249
0.98/19745

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20298

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
12/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-942bb0f2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-07-12_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
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
v2014.12.07.01

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6923

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.07.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.7.12

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14751
2.0.0.2000

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/16/2014 11:33:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1QiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIMf:1/T9N2zsItFa6pZqux

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

http://eedyptabs3fh.hzxkz82ozd.com/KtlrFgOhrMAEP762FxVJyym7vR2uhdC_Vj_To2sKrQdFsXsETVvd3NQkMk_WoDvQbkHmvqw0Y06Vm4M4f1jTrKYINniSmG7ULuRi23C4pKUw0YqWWGvhEqEGF1j7fUlJ?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7652974951

http://www.wkwindowsflash.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=284&dv1=ad278-gb&kw1=ad278-gb-xx&uuid=c7aa64f0-917d-4be9-4631-1477ce15291f&dv3=c7aa64f0-917d-4be9-4631-1477ce15291f

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