setup.exe

taskhost

Video Plugin software SL

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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from icpohaldv.819oofgi.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
35b03b565074e4291c7e8b7037096426

SHA-1:
f23de0bb6aefb56ab97f2a01a35001221564d656

SHA-256:
7a064ae78123750c52990acd90ecf161c2d641b07256f60b5f3b5e090e98c446

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 11:59:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
6301737

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oant
7.11.198.40

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3248

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1805

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19853

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20494

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2713

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2014.12.31.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6904

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.0.0.1083

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.27.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftwareSL.F
14.12.27.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141225

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

File size:
588.5 KB (602,616 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2014 6:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0XznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jw:FgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RNw

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, 0C, B2, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 68, 79, 75, 68, 64, 73, 34, 00, B2, 2E, 61, 31, F3, 47, 01, D3, 96, 96, 68, 81, 0A, E1, 1F, C5, 59, 80, F6, 07, 20, 84, 5D, 0D, 8B, 6B, 83, 1C, 68, 17, 09, 24, F0, 84, 12, A9, E6, 71, D1, 69, F3, 24, 8E, 3F, 77, 46, AE, F2, BA, 26, 2F, 05, B0, 68, 18, FD, 91, 84, 4D, A8, FB, 93, 07, 27, 83, C6, D5, D6, BD, 7B, B4, DE, 0B, 83, F7, 78, 8D, 6A, 2B, 18, 2D, BB, 65, C8, 1A, 46, 85, EA, 55, 06, A3, C7, E6...
 
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Entropy:
7.9619  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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