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setup.exe

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 23 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 hnlipiw7cv8m.33zdm79.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
4819aad3c949ce09a35d1243a3fd2bd1

SHA-1:
e9b9a027781ee9d283e0e7f5f3d0e17b63731f93

SHA-256:
01d4b2f8171c5af97d314a8d5fe5e0bca233c6f80fa6bc61702a2179971ca556

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
11/14/2024 2:14:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
839

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AL [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3317

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Kazy-23
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10586

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
10/19/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3075

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.19.11

McAfee
Softpulse.a
5600.6973

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dgqttv
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.19.22

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,712 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
10/14/2014 12:40:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aSGxzDKw6w2qa3LgMc8SLFDY/8LeS2899E7D3AYNACMzb7noKcxl4B6obXWRAfbP:Txw8wFDY3wE3wY6cxI6gWUbIwMLHf/6

Entry address:
0x763E

Entry point:
E8, D5, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, AE, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, AD, 44, 00, FF, 15, D8, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, CC, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 76, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 8D, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A0, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C8, 13, 44, 00, E8, 47, 2F, 00, 00, 68, CC, 76, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, C0, 13...
 
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Entropy:
7.5191

Code size:
80 KB (81,920 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://hnlipiw7cv8m.33zdm79.com/TEC-U-_EC4IrXk7QIRy1rgLtHZd-xcdf4HEcuoqKkmwws-c-mb0oGtfrjMznP9LKcJ-YUt_pZTchAoJFYsOEKzSc36E8UpI_j29SjXkN-rHcQfBgKsHQ7lwvUjsnR4v8?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7593162409

http://om.pcsoftwcf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=261&dv1=ad255-gb&kw1=ad255-gb-xx&uuid=471dcd2d-2777-450a-763e-9273e312147f&dv3=471dcd2d-2777-450a-763e-9273e312147f

http://dlp.nicdls.com/lv1/151/Setup/560/.../vV5By8BR

http://ttb.proplayersetup.com/download/request/.../B7JGs3w3?PubID=[VALUE]&subid=2097378228

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