setup.exe

Wizard

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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.ss3xfgijf.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
30786bf7eea5b16e48ae5c8620cfe56d

SHA-1:
c3b7bb8fd5bec334be6b8d9e6f434a5e9c6b3f86

SHA-256:
1c078af0fd0b5072b39efd2fcd1efd6c5c36067e5db1f13185438b3f593ae21e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/27/2024 1:24:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.3.19.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,128 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.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:
11/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 1:59:59 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:
12/4/2014 3:33:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cpzaucfNArAjuzOc2X/7aMGutOMIymshUVgrWvfxkE6f:cpzjnMju39Mx8vyfhUVgRBf

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, 0C, 63, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 6E, 61, 78, 63, 76, 77, 64, 74, 6B, 38, 00, 55, 3D, 9B, 51, AE, ED, 8D, 66, A6, 29, 68, D2, 24, B6, 83, 84, 86, B1, D8, 4C, 4F, 9C, E9, 3F, FF, 55, 2F, DE, 78, E2, 45, 97, 7C, 2A, D8, B2, 55, ED, A9, F9, BB, 63, 2E, FA, 6D, 9E, FF, 4A, 28, E4, 6C, 4C, 62, 56, 72, 25, 6E, 99, 8F, 83, 8A, B5, D5, B8, F2, 04, C8, 15, F9, D9, BF, 59, 1E, A4, A5, DC, 1C, 84, 52, C9, DB, 2C, AE, AB, D3, 43, DE, 4F, 70, 5E, 98, 22, 48...
 
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Entropy:
7.9866  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

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