home

setup.exe

PLUGIN UPDATE 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 PLUGIN UPDATE 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.playerfilemagno.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5828cc8b22d8f7723753df5753a5895e

SHA-1:
dc35e3de3de19397a1e2f31c7e9d2b764968d1a4

SHA-256:
b6654b3085975337020df549eb9aea4c644f14f2e4083c377f64574126795941

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:
12/29/2024 1:21:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.7.10.8

File size:
586 KB (600,056 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:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/21/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/21/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, 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:
6F8446D02E4D8F276D50C2DF19B10E72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2016 6:09:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G9H03JmPgSGGzsoOf1bId8uQHNiVMnSthLo2gX:cmmPgFQvIId1h6nSjLs

Entry address:
0x1A23CF

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...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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

http://admin.playerfilemagno.com/x4OJ17NgQ7xMw5vQWf2yEyR3FL7PFv8jHVs4conis6DHpaVXJR3ovck3unP2RqTS5gjNHwc_xCK4wk9J5hci33agfpTPljo47IXH1gRA8LIH1_-pF5zkh7AfRQCtfklGcYQq5axJzP9V-5CQfoFcOBjL_Os9BQbdqEtMNG-Zu1pd0_FSvlslS-Sl4UyHgj3RMLLEFixePrsb5TaF2S7zTx8eywDAxovuaR1kXAt_HPHmzcJgM6Dsa-rvd7_vumhsFY_dqqhPfnEOxsdXDac3166nX87HHfVTZH0JWglO2meHZfgUy-j0inTKfW6ThdGnV8I0m-OerVNfSSLY_wdoBIOlBSid4-ajUL0REWyJMqpcSlhD282HBM3VSi2BCHdIvJ4LqharVsEwRXvqzYHtLcH8OegRUJiLiBBeAi1WI0rWcBHJHeHRB8U4FTweR6O7UeCjd4yZhR1_IX8FJj9iS_Lr5h0mEK-t8x2TerYBB88

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.