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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.k6xjfgqv.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ef1c6c45652c6bb6a359ab311f54f41

SHA-1:
ef1d037cd24e0945bb2fa6356d6dae067e8109e8

SHA-256:
8182090b0194c00b39788064360c8433fcffdc7dc40a70f65a1c31bf2e332c26

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:
4/22/2025 7:09:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATESL.Bundler (M)
16.2.26.4

File size:
546.4 KB (559,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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:
4/6/2015 8:52:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ez9oONBDVugl28m4NBY3B3UFaTO3G9iXbDky8GGsrVOUrtW9HmVvukk:nwGHF4jxsz9qbDky8GGsrVOUrEUvuv

Entry address:
0x198630

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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

http://ttb.k6xjfgqv.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1428632444.744&lpsl=e6367da5493a717ddb27bebfd702dde5&expire=1428718839&slp=www.nwfileds.com&pub_id=P58891026&ce_cid=bCKCOVsf0HbnOINYPNTleUoSumRHxDtDBI-TPugNbARxDdOgNMM-XxO8lnrRh6Ia0AVFJ12yQ0HLfT1aBVX31orQRafFyYeIrRkLdKMGJAa5HhFPe8Q-vEZO6DSlPH3ZB8PC3JiIuL2O7K9rKCJ6n-h2Q5Yoci92JPIu4XnK7b-wvtaKFXtHx14IgC8imIwxpii6WMv4djsuI7Xjqfa4vxWKOrxphAY4TZYIxGXjc2k-k91MpNbX_oW1tJWM0McNsk78QaYskoYdJWg1Yog7kevwog8VLWeXCGBY9KCJBOzpeaTX6By2aEdlwBlVGhy_z6-niYTBCQ1UP8DZKSnyhg1hmt0jEh65SQyRQl-2jL1B0-_ITWCu4JfozFBTLZhZ6ndPpwh9KDgayfmz_a5LyEQcCE1SThWX1EQliqt-nruz-vPVbG1AlFFaEQ&fileName=Setup

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