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setup.exe

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 ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
424cf6c0a5c1acc07b7bf1221b618648

SHA-1:
c55521d92d652c88a09072133eabef1d96f7484b

SHA-256:
16fca98f76c8bb671222161395b39976187dcad587cf26078701154cfc5d95fb

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:39:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.4.28.23

File size:
712 KB (729,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 4:14:26 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:14:26 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2015 2:32:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zirtSTO4XG+eRQxtZDIEZ5Yxs9AZ+FOisREBOUw8yJX168lqqjHx0ogNjizPChf1:Wx6O47qQZZDAZ+FVBrw8yJF6wTXOaKhd

Entry address:
0x8B4E

Entry point:
E8, 85, 04, 00, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, E1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, E1, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, E1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, E1, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, E1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, E1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, E1, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, E1, 40...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1428546543.803&lpsl=b79b402dec62d6677b9af88a5b6ac5d0&expire=1429225649&slp=www.nwfileds.com&pub_id=P59471048&ce_cid=6mofU8GxeyeiccTF1RAmrhNc_iSI9trIvw8qJL2IsNGraNVKP43EOWIsm3u3OBDAOsIn_DDdCtDBScAxXuczq1IWx-Bf18Rfb3PaapV_BLObEKn1O5fE6yEdPHkRwE59qzJGKR5lt4iTUJmH7AJeaQARWqPPaYQBWRiL7wTaR1fFNb4zN1R_fMBL2_N9XntbvZPWHhRk68q65WWWeVSAJBrLd01uAx7-FHdH5GSh5Sgm2IV4qkByUukcbZ_E8vZ4hbrxl-AqpgU1U_zFESRdeXBpPoyjst53qPKYn0x-8oZXR6bwFgEsjUj4PLnT80aiFFIR1_0QkiEj4M77_zODco3FgHDoTP_fzwNBKEDulsdrtaXgOodCD5sR-9-bb8gGLnZXogqMbiDlUyoQ2Rm7PuIzrkQkDf6j3gOCUF184fyEvZjuo0I-LVTs2A&fileName=Setup

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