home

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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.4u7ynbh3y0.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
680f87eff415f9939a1a93dd42010053

SHA-1:
f4ea6b3171dd5c5f717d1ffec818ddb84e973f48

SHA-256:
f85b9d82e0321771bfc6e1ddd2fdfee0e1043829bc3f1a13b34c9999a01d7169

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
12/29/2024 6:57:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
359

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.06.11

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oant
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160210

AVG
AdPlugin
2017.0.2837

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.205

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20559

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
22406

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.16.02.10.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-d4c3f6ba
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16199

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.682

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.02.10.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6493

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmgvqs
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160210

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.10.03

Quick Heal
PUA.Videoplugi.Gen
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.19F0
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.41

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40828

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2217

File size:
1.1 MB (1,200,112 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 9:59:59 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:
1/4/2015 12:40:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:V8vLvb1yMby1E51gyoMD/9+rSOPTW8prS:VWtbKELB6rhW8hS

Entry address:
0x21486

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 8C, ED, 49, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, FC, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 84, ED, 49, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://ttb.4u7ynbh3y0.com/download/request/.../ABbApjzh?__tc=1420420785.654&lpsl=e0a8456789d3790a06a0faaabb50da03&expire=1420507184&vurl=4802&dp=-_-OWRmZF8xNzNfMzM4NV8zNDI0X0JSXzE4OS4xMDcuMjI2LjE1OF84MTZfNDI0MF9BRFM-_-ADSYS-ede2317e-9478-11e4-a46b-faa4e8edaa7f&slp=www.greatprglist.com&fileName=Setup

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