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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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bananasofts.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
263a5c23dc3ac0b2e4d587c80f200ef7

SHA-1:
cc5f2b35e1b832df9e9c6ee2d4be765d19da076c

SHA-256:
cd961692b1a076aa6b9d7fc7cbf3d87063391be0ed50b7b9fce454f647862e2b

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 1:08:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
6226835

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FH [PUP]
2014.9-150409

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2016.0.3144

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
1.0.20.495

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-21
0.98/19753

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.DownLoader11.54695
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.15.04.09.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWOY!tr
4/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1004667
11.2015-09-04_5

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (12).exe (Adware)
2015.7.12.14

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2216

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2015.04.09.07

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6800

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
16.0.0.297

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
11.20150409

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.09.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.4.9.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DriverUpd!6.1A87
23.00.65.15407

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.13

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9945

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.99

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2001

File size:
1.1 MB (1,121,808 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
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
12/16/2014 6:53:19 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aMjtdFF1r7tQLf/9fOeEfJkgvvEEWhtkk9vrinY:FjtHf1oJA1iWyvrf

Entry address:
0x195E6

Entry point:
E8, CE, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, B8, 1C, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 24, 32, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 45, 7E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5829

Code size:
187 KB (191,488 bytes)

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

http://www.bananasofts.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=372&dv1=ad366-us&kw1=ad366-us-xx&uuid=0fa766e2-ff5f-4bf2-7371-ce113c6268d2&dv3=0fa766e2-ff5f-4bf2-7371-ce113c6268d2

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