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setup.exe

Wizard

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 www.flvupdate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
19100e3e9c61ceed410fb5f1f9137f20

SHA-1:
f4b43ec6019a214a8052e7d1f1c971028927a7ca

SHA-256:
aaa53cbd7c336f32ee1b4f7a3f128c9fa56f052ce3bd19e0ee71119bff419af5

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:
11/7/2024 5:26:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.6

File size:
1 MB (1,095,128 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.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:
10/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
12/2/2014 5:57:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8rsekqaHECveuQ4uPbl3wN60nqc2kZu7XBrgi:GsQ0TPQlz5wo6qc1urBD

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, E0, 02, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 74, 61, 73, 74, 77, 65, 62, 67, 6B, 34, 00, 67, 1F, 1E, 0E, 7B, 8C, 18, D2, 33, C9, B6, D5, 18, 86, A8, 14, 4C, D7, 43, 0C, 2B, 0F, 06, E0, CC, D0, 2F, 0F, 02, DE, 3B, 1F, DE, C1, D7, 79, 2C, 56, 1F, 5C, F9, AC, 36, 9C, 67, 17, 76, 3F, F9, 90, FE, D2, 16, 7D, 70, 58, 0A, 71, AB, 89, 71, D3, F4, B8, D0, 15, 69, A7, A1, CD, 26, 6D, CB, 77, 90, A3, D5, E5, 47, 36, F6, B4, AA, 4B, 95, F0, 74, 2F, 6A, A3, 07, C0, E7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9807  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

http://www.flvupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=478&dv1=ad471-us&kw1=ad471-us-qyc&uuid=53621d56-83fa-4c32-4050-9d1a297c7a00&dv3=53621d56-83fa-4c32-4050-9d1a297c7a00

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