home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.mfyf42o8.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
54577db7819163c16b074fc69382bfe0

SHA-1:
a622a4f7e63fdc4adbdca63eff9f1df2d793ce33

SHA-256:
a665e3e289d3f10ac4147fe7e9be99151e80dc90ae2da9b9dfa76cf14bf30516

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
12/28/2024 11:25:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
373

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

avast!
SoftPulse-CR [PUP]
2014.9-160127

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2851

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.16127

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.135

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-35419
0.98/19902

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.027

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
8.16.01.27.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
1/27/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.2016-27-01_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.751

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.01.27.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6507

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.81

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20160127

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720376.B
15.01.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.27.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Videoplugi.Gen
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.27.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16125

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9360

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.27

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
588.5 KB (602,600 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

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:
11/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/26/2014 12:41:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UXznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jk:lgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RNk

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, 0C, B2, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 68, 79, 75, 68, 64, 73, 34, 00, B2, 2E, 61, 31, F3, 47, 01, D3, 96, 96, 68, 81, 0A, E1, 1F, C5, 59, 80, F6, 07, 20, 84, 5D, 0D, 8B, 6B, 83, 1C, 68, 17, 09, 24, F0, 84, 12, A9, E6, 71, D1, 69, F3, 24, 8E, 3F, 77, 46, AE, F2, BA, 26, 2F, 05, B0, 68, 18, FD, 91, 84, 4D, A8, FB, 93, 07, 27, 83, C6, D5, D6, BD, 7B, B4, DE, 0B, 83, F7, 78, 8D, 6A, 2B, 18, 2D, BB, 65, C8, 1A, 46, 85, EA, 55, 06, A3, C7, E6...
 
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Entropy:
7.9619  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.mfyf42o8.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1419627858.269&lpsl=1195bcb3c5274e59298927269c9a5e82&expire=1419714289&PubID=366464&slp=www.getfastsoft.com&ClickID=14173964191419627887&fileName=Setup

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