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setup.exe

SetupWizard

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 33 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.flvupdate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
c8bed25f2044329dee70bf1c62691112

SHA-1:
d60d7fe4b5f68c15b4ed4cba6d79dc18fd59bb85

SHA-256:
53387327d58f882efd281d2c03b00feec6934cecdfc220c4a236fb3d81678e9d

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 5:43:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.F
369

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.24

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.212.42

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.F
1.0.20.160

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20096

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21188

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.16.02.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-7d1c0da9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.198.15057

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2016.02.01.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.F
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.djopku
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.F
11.20160201

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.10

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.32

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.16
2.0.0.2079

File size:
960.5 KB (983,528 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
11/28/2014 6:52:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Fob9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gf4:FohGXiBE6FY1ps656tgA

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
B8, 30, F2, 56, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 2A, FB, B6, 3A, 1C, 64, E5, 8A, D4, C7, FD, 61, 8E, E7, E8, E9, B4, 0A, 4C, 91, E3, 22, 20, 39, CE, 45, CE, CE, D5, D6, F9, 25, BA, 89, 97, 3F, 4A, 32, 73, 92, 1D, B4, B7, 8A, F2, 3B, 40, A1, 0F, E4, 3F, D9, FE, 2B, 6B, B2, B7, A5, 26, 45, CE, 8D, E0, 84, 93, B3, 69, C6, 53, 90, 23, 6D, D5, 49, CE, 85, 4B, 61, DE, F6, 6E, 89, 8A, CA, BC, 33, 93, 9E, E5, F0, CE, 8F, 6E...
 
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Entropy:
7.9777

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.flvupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=478&dv1=ad471-us&kw1=ad471-us-qyc&uuid=19999329-1ef4-4170-6e12-d7e986d66da6&dv3=19999329-1ef4-4170-6e12-d7e986d66da6

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