setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 37 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 ttb.lpmxp662.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1eae3e9e4655784fd10e2b73d570cd34

SHA-1:
e209ce3756cd9281e40458b30ca297df70c44478

SHA-256:
86febb3f325902457db53900489a7c6b48beb3a520e93466f0364bb6aaf2d6b7

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:12:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
5687364

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oanm
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.DLF
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1566

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
1.0.20.785

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20552

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
22362

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-87364241
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.204.16151

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.06.06.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
16.0.0.471

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
02.06.2015 14:23:46

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344744
15.06.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.06.10

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.6.6.22

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.bROdPVC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.157

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40830

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.2209

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 12:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPL:KyFPu8D9k5QELuLj

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

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