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setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2321.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
20b65903da4d7f43635df3617a6e9f1b

SHA-1:
cdad6713d6f4263bd87bcdab05583b64ea4190e4

SHA-256:
951b928d366f8151e074be15cb2d10d402ecdcc0356886675127b424ced0f84e

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 11:19:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4015

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.04.04

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7017

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.decuha
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140904

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1137896
14.09.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.04.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.9.4.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11461
2.0.0.1911

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 3:25:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xD3g1pennnnnCsBwGOHBvblq0ib9efT5AB+K10Ojb1uiABW+kH+bl4OEIAzInvT3:DBwFBzFAB+i/bk7kXHw+qBOaqjxKrGs

Entry address:
0x4DF6

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7333  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp2321.com/FcnJ6A4gnYTHcNL16VCXYvZbQCPo_zJJXuZker8ihJetHoI_oBx2QY9ErqiURchsDkirEGkwscgT1fDjijmJKfHhfxhRf3JrPHdkbHSN6tmBQfDjGwrh9qqc2-Kufucd?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp2126.com/download/request/.../dEJqsMxb?__tc=1408677787.146&lpsl=3ce127220eb7ee6bde6dfb51e911f721&expire=1408764167&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.newallsoft.com&PubID=5744_5794_4587&ClickID=6749374121&fileName=Setup

http://www.lpcloudsvr408.com/.../Setup.exe

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