setup.exe

SetupWizard

Plugin Update 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 Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from b5dqtczrx.8k6j3zdv2v.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
TODO: <Nombre de la compañía>  (signed by Plugin Update SL)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
34da32cac8c8c1ab07000ab4306b609f

SHA-1:
a86adb0d869d0acebd8d376dc185f64a5f489c29

SHA-256:
dfd6a1cf75cae7cf4912fe52fa658dfcc6e5dd10b39c52a63f20d097e488e8de

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:
11/7/2024 5:39:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1092261
6458695

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
150126-0

AVG
Pluginup
2016.0.3217

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12412968
1.0.20.135

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19981

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20212

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.1092261
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6eeabc9d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1092261
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.DriverUpd
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Inject
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14254

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
14.0.0.2580

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.27.12

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6873

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12412968
16.0.0.81

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.djndva
0.28.6.63726

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12412968
15.01.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.27.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.27.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gaq!1075356018
23.00.65.15125

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.49
2.0.0.2006

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,984 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update 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:
23D0DE494A0B1445D561131B4AEDA90C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 1:53:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:61yzyHosj4ouFrAoVacwTcA5Mc5A+qUhPO+IJ3564hGBRwFnLcC:Hzuko0AoVasASc50UBOZJ3Izw5LcC

Entry address:
0x16EA40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, FA, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8400

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,142,784 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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