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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from m9dla9wjvr5j.m1n1dz7h.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
a37ecf37498aa311834b208d82962f12

SHA-1:
d1903cd8f54a3f35fbce6074c15c9db8054fcc81

SHA-256:
0299b466db52099eec714709d074951d0d7934b95b6024146105bd29b7eb3b12

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/7/2024 1:48:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
6357688

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.202.118

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3225

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
1.0.20.90

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/19944

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20758

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.28
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-2ac88d1e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Agent
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14674

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.18.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6881

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
16.0.0.54

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.18.13

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.59
2.0.0.2038

File size:
886 KB (907,264 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/22/2014 3:53:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zuvYVsT1lnTPopmmyBgCl3T0lVz6odQ6/:KvYkRTE3YcbQA

Entry address:
0x12016E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9805

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

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