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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.getmagnosoft.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e9137e3cca21cb966d7cc53e5a2fd78e

SHA-1:
d62c6aac80ce006bbf4415449a7f744fd2a22231

SHA-256:
3f864d9231f227204afa6f66e4addd9c6071aaf5f652b03c0c2b4d6d9ebe38bf

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:
12/25/2024 5:50:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALP.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.20

File size:
555.9 KB (569,216 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:
10/5/2015 8:22:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2+jwYomr/PEhIG3OtQJrju9QoNiP7nheTKAs8qhLaZ:2+/9G+W0fitD78gWZ

Entry address:
0x19B3CF

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:
7.9561

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

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

http://admin.getmagnosoft.com/T7a-etfVtlmYxD9MQ7Exq6pArTB8lmfC7NX_nPjMmwLNGzhlzB4RDxuuHXI1Qv0buJbm156kVpc5y5eifoV6ksTo-3qNlOgfIvhi6xOUtSdLVUfaRfDbS3s5fKivNCwPxz_BugunkBxBhkbsEl61a4gSB2Q2D5aujpr_VoICSrQ5omoHUNTPoaUJS3LbHzCrYB0Cw_D80_cSimmDpITkWwqmqhwynToMzwoJz3rINV_KSpPLVJdD10kQ9mnSF-lYMIAXDUOEkq7HiYVYnvy2HJrJ3bFxlmBd3h4NR2ENuUiOrnX3Bv-21B59L8JFY0d1m9YfMnv3OS-79ImfCQ1zXGpsbtipOfJrw6W_KGhAX_3OqsqFJZDIjmy_8582eWjfJcuaFElmNd82HUYKcWhILn785gyIXjwhgo9-WLkTRFk

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