setup.exe

Wizard

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 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 em.pcflvdownload.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
e89668a7ff809609bd3fb34c9ad9a30c

SHA-1:
c3cd550ec7c7b31d33852638774a06c8937485a9

SHA-256:
41e12d9fdcee03e07dc0cec5346a0ef873470d836a1cacc62d73b3bdbf14fd5a

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 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:
12/26/2024 3:59:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.5.17.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,115,104 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

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/2/2014 5:31:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3ek5eaBXlF8pV8NGpf3aG4GFbz57gdgwX+RvQJQLa4vMnhvzZx:3Plj8pI2/aGZbVgdglaQfvMZZx

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, E0, 52, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 65, 78, 63, 6E, 67, 72, 65, 77, 34, 00, 8A, 91, 88, 95, EB, E5, F7, 2B, 5A, 3B, 01, 70, D0, AE, 9E, 2C, 74, F3, 12, 35, AC, 58, D3, 1F, 36, D9, 13, 6E, 53, 32, 16, FC, C1, EB, 25, D0, 34, 29, 8E, 0A, 1B, F5, A2, 68, 72, 8E, B9, 49, 7F, 42, 27, DF, 2F, 5D, F4, 66, 46, F2, D7, 3F, 16, 76, 6D, F8, D7, 3C, 74, 66, 4F, 6F, 28, D1, 3B, DA, B8, C0, 34, CB, 95, C2, 11, 57, 81, BA, EA, 9D, 47, 50, 69, 75, 2D, 34, 10...
 
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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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