home

setup.exe

taskhost

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

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
b0e4ec92a46cf5a864c1bd825b0fbb7c

SHA-1:
db5926b27d4f58d2128af9f0f0943077b5d047fc

SHA-256:
85aad33c0c9f5ae72d62aed3ffdbae2fd080ed554ea206b9129b18afecb7c2f3

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/29/2024 2:58:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
368

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.70

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2846

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19847

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20507

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.033

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.16.02.02.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.2016-02-02_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.723

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.02.02.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6502

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160202

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.02.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.2.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16131

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

File size:
1.2 MB (1,232,392 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:
Plugin Update S.L.

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:
1/5/2015 9:52:46 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VnBe4sPbdWMYsFeIDdkoLSA+PXMAddUPIgl0:Fk4sDJ9DWoLSzXMbIgl0

Entry address:
0x21586

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, AC, 6A, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 50, 2E, 4B, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, A4, 6A, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4572

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://javadownloadv.com/.../out.php?sxid=7xoy0z050115

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