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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2388.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
79003c220f3b31a6e8e4dcb22b681d9c

SHA-1:
b5742810a92b5a9f41d7ab868eedd7b747cb5bac

SHA-256:
5c107f7d7d4ea45ef73d7ba4c24219f6b98f00b0c4fb76cceef051d1d13ff63c

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/9/2025 1:10:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
869

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11248
0.98/19406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19567

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.19.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10444

F-Prot
W32/A-1bb2709d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.24.23

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3231

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.19.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7003

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.496.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344744
14.09.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.9.19.2

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1927

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
9/11/2014 9:00:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPz:KyFPu8D9k5QELuL7

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6715

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp2388.com/R3F0e9LB0UgNaEPKuhhP-KyNknMHs2upFJMSyE4Dc0I3j38g1rOsK533kb7oTRRw9Th8i_yhvu9pjcx5lIwCuHTHEZU8Ci0yItks-71rZHbpadbwwNrWCCiWIfgy_G_J?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp2168.com/download/request/.../1Zta1UVW?__tc=1410650837.477&lpsl=ffe1e0c6d068e11d1989ffee8556f9aa&expire=1410737278&PubID=193067&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dlwupdate.com&ClickID=16140724541410650877&fileName=Setup

http://files.airdwnlas.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=1614072454.347956.3506cb939e.4561.84133e12b56fb82053632c4ab7e39bf6

http://kyle.mxp2318.com/e0HM36EISFtw6Pch4Q3mgBnpwIUJQn1mcphv0IHwSpJy4BGC8GwlHFz4O2CjAtQEp840pVKXMfLyrY4iz4XIPK7y3NaJfMzBCRSiqpr8I_QRLmuxZxD60LtIZPVI7cNw?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp2125.com/download/request/.../pGQ7tZMY?__tc=1408593896.225&lpsl=28088fc28275e145330bd6be872baa28&expire=1408680295&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dwnllistsoft.com&ClickID=Ym89MSZjaXBpZD00NDcwMDAmY2lzaWQ9OEE0RjE5Qjk2MzQyMzQzMTYyNTMzNjkxNCZjaXJpZD04QTRGMTlCOTYzNDIzNDMyMTkwNjEyMDYwMyZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9NTUxNSZjaXVpZD0tNDE4ODQ4NzQ1MTUxNDc4ODE1NSZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MTE3NzczOCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmY250cnk9MzgmY2ljbXA9MTU0OTM4JnB1YmlkPTIyMjI=&PubID=2222-5515&fileName=Setup

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