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setup.exe

Wizard

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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.latestflv.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
7f906aa885322240986646357cd9ae80

SHA-1:
e483371346d251dae3839db70a04fea340638871

SHA-256:
2c1cd772ffef08ab2a910668381284819996c8f5162d8897afa9b581bedc5fc8

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 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:
11/7/2024 9:35:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.8

File size:
854 KB (874,488 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.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:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfvb:UqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO8b

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 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, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9790

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://www.latestflv.com/down/java/.../down.php?sid=497&dv1=ad490-us&kw1=ad490-us-xx&uuid=552ad545-0d38-4eb1-47b1-875c39a4285d&dv3=552ad545-0d38-4eb1-47b1-875c39a4285d

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