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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 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 ttb.qhm8g04fy.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
37a0ca7c662d6e4b73cb987954cb4111

SHA-1:
ed05b9b2dc8f9ef8054a17aac6c7fe31fe34dd0a

SHA-256:
8f5c9df0b6931246366b84aa82660f10917ab428922098b7979e2cf3813a0da9

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:55:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.3.12

File size:
562.5 KB (575,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 11:14:26 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 11:14:26 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2015 12:33:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/fs6pGicM+Zvba+rAAxCZhKv54WDDLZ1KyCNjJ9AP4p7PRyPfE8J/B61:3s6cLMUba+rLCZe4WDHLpChwPwRyPlxC

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 90, 4D, 5E, 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, 23, B8, 7B, BC, 6B, 53, 09, 31, 7F, B3, 5A, 69, 81, FA, D0, 20, AF, 01, DC, ED, AD, E4, 61, 50, D7, 0E, 08, 33, 9C, 49, 3E, 78, 71, 6D, A4, A3, 67, 11, 84, 8A, 95, A4, BF, 07, D1, 74, 7D, 25, 18, B9, F5, F1, 0F, 03, E4, 8C, 93, FD, B4, 15, 94, 33, 29, 90, DD, 58, E7, CC, B2, 56, 20, 8B, 0A, 96, 14, A4, A6, 5F, 16, 19, 31, 59, 57, BC, 13, 0A, E6, 96, FF, 84, 85, 3A, 3B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,280,000 bytes)

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

http://ttb.qhm8g04fy.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1430010715.801&lpsl=1bd6de91b7e87da160714724e52fcb3c&expire=1430097108&slp=www.nwfileds.com&ce_cid=vaJDJ_jiGXHI4QP-5FoAND1LrQe85rlkO4vPWe8aekVIoqQajAF3w7d5oSmVr2haz6HFUeTP7PXJ_IMJG5MBtYfwp_nRS2uy_dUPE-Go18u0zQ7xkj4aDTdOllrez-ptc_Aue8Iy0rs9para1jV8xCQk-5SG82SPQzIZ6-uemgfYm2_PXVURQbz8k6yju0-kmXa6hwzRiE1D72YYwrsMcdgoLOIl7iDHQxZzSLyaNvucDdRNV7dkZBhsWHPysdHOafsTVzk7bV4UnwgYvtDgjdXXZEjuJ6byPyrhled10E6-aT4E9PxcTdJ_s5xQDqPTuOfjRHtetKWJwZ1Y2oIWVhYWRumHqpTDFnK2vlIxRyWnrdsnGWPAFL8o_fUJ2TpiraioRk3te7AaOD8mCKobSnjP6v-x98ejodcxbcrm8WgcS4Tm1NdlQA6HuDMrjjCVWfVnmXX0Ccua&pub_id=P11885104&cpn_id=C61701165&fileName=Setup

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