home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
81ec491cba28691781fb7af6de82f404

SHA-1:
bf73f81f4e461450602e876f161eedd0fd236598

SHA-256:
8f0b1b3bf404d411d644d4934d62b00a8126d96c189dc435f3443c4e951c60d3

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
11/7/2024 10:41:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
6376918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.203.144

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150129-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3195

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
1.0.20.240

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20069

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20781

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-6523ab71
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14700

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.17.12

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
16.0.0.144

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmdsrh
0.30.0.64812

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720280
15.02.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.17.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.17.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15215

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.48

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.36223
2.0.0.2041

File size:
703.4 KB (720,280 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

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/29/2014 7:53:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86rL:kHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6rL

Entry address:
0xFFF6

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 2C, 45, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6980

Code size:
149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://znh5hpjc.xn8g2sdm.com/diN7bJo4S-KCrZDdPzgyxdgWoTfbycN4hzmvmneuZsufNbK1OxAddxKIwAt8t8LmywIRv-mvKQbKyMo6loS-I1_TzzjP8BenmIQr5Ix3V2PjIQZpWj5chGjg_FO3uBBeQdRKI8Q-NiCIv3E_QTTXBMbOel6dob553TO7WjYVRIs

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