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setup.exe

taskhost

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 am.readytwos.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
98f9dce1658a317b4596aa86cb4927de

SHA-1:
f1e15b90bcbec501136edf999b2811240e259ff3

SHA-256:
836b4fa055938aaa52f1df4f4556a8fada136c98e9eb6cf526a492dac38a326a

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:
11/24/2024 11:50:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.29.16

File size:
709.5 KB (726,520 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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:
10/8/2014 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:
12/26/2014 10:01:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EigqIkHyLkIOeee+fAZwfqDPdM+UULoGTxOk82HmVJZP0Y:Eik6yIVeSAZwCCDGTxOB2HEoY

Entry address:
0x10636

Entry point:
E8, 8A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 78, 1B, 00, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, A7, 43, 00, E8, 99, 69, 00, 00, 33, C0, 33, F6, 39, 75, 08, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C6, 75, 1D, E8, 9C, 64, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, E8, 0E, 1D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 5F, E8, D4, 7E, 00, 00, 6A, 20, 5B, 03, C3, 50, 6A, 01, E8, DF, 7F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, BD, 7E, 00, 00, 03, C3, 50, E8, 6A, 80, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, 0C, 50, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, A5, 7E, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6923

Code size:
150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

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

http://am.readytwos.com/f/gb/.../index.php?sid=732&dv1=ad725-gb&kw1=ad725-gb-qyc&uuid=bfb0e42c-773e-41d2-52ad-60f49462f52b&dv3=bfb0e42c-773e-41d2-52ad-60f49462f52b

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