home

setup.exe

taskhost

Video Plugin software SL

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 Video Plugin software SL 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.fowh56r36.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
96cf2cf3b9fa3f7e73c1ff438735bfe2

SHA-1:
d284921d6a015476198f27dda6d47a751d6cee8c

SHA-256:
115ffb21397abb7b18e54b0a7942b5504bac330eec67734e37bf00e02d4b0072

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 5:51:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.3.5.3

File size:
601 KB (615,424 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/2/2015 5:53:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hnp7MTrnNc4cMCEASQPCnXYjCsCutCfAIh+ww3d8:HpITTNcmkS0CnIjoNhat8

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, FC, E1, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 64, 76, 76, 73, 65, 65, 77, 62, 62, 72, 00, 52, 0C, A0, 00, 41, AC, 09, D1, BE, 7B, 47, 42, A2, 51, B6, EF, 45, A8, 40, DB, 66, D4, FA, D6, 42, 01, E3, 27, D7, D0, A5, 71, A3, CB, 33, 45, 0C, 74, FC, CC, 34, 05, 7D, 7E, 88, E8, 71, 5A, 5F, 5D, 97, 0B, 8C, CC, 20, 21, C1, A0, F5, 2A, 9B, D7, 5D, 2D, 12, A6, E8, 50, 06, AC, F2, 5D, A2, 1C, E1, 50, 7B, 8B, E1, 09, A6, ED, 17, 3B, 3C, 6F, E9, D1, C9, ED, C6, 09, F1...
 
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Entropy:
7.9647  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.fowh56r36.com/download/request/.../CJzxGx39?__tc=1420315077.256&lpsl=d20d4f13f3405879134c3f583a09ff23&expire=1420401455&PubID=287833&slp=www.cpuresoftlist.com&ClickID=7925037931420315053&fileName=Setup

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