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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.ultimagno.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
25fe72c1333b31fec94f6fc5c7356767

SHA-1:
ccc0b0c46cf6e8906eb2aa759a19eed0e9adad9a

SHA-256:
e7b2af85a8c0c93923a5b2e59261d27ab9afdd5ab26a22f1ae57bc10480c3154

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:
11/25/2024 4:27:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.9.22

File size:
664.8 KB (680,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2015 5:02:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+3tMauoDudy2am+9oZ2XcOltdroiIsMvXAswpUBv18Bu2hezkk:2t0E2aFoZ2MOltdroiVeXtfpe3Mzkk

Entry address:
0x1A0D20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8561

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://admin.ultimagno.com/ZI5NZ45FcPN1rWFLZLVu0eP__SEaoZmh94JoKgTDal1pZQJFu2dPlpq7v7hVMF_Uyk0jNDFTt9j6ulaBwQqClieWhW4O5W580QKPloc1CzESzUkqmPRLbo6Pl8iZDAK4z0L-Ym8QTlOH1rc0IA1_Gr7TU7mWLqJEJ6jrJwoB285A-VPxcqY6iZjzMGq-0bfhT0jRnC0dg73wtM9FeeNStOqygMPixNvmMwlI4fftr-IbGkpwy8cJ8ZC3AEGwF-zpB0Yvr4EbwTA1okc0VB7qdiPsMX7wjm9z8rtY4mrFGFz8ZbLdX9xytzTPc_ugynWevPPt3iNn1EHwK5drLMcLko4NmjQuPVeS3oBB78v4mYzZYhkcAEVE00uos7SiwTxxwKxxJeknaPf61325r3oqCjAAtleoxQcR2s4_g91ptuw

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