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setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp628.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a821b4aa253153bdeb6c4df2c15a0e29

SHA-1:
f63c1a5b278b65edbf9537876bb26b60f13b4031

SHA-256:
ec1bd79704bc7f3935a58550d52039a59a2c85e8b1dd75ec906dd16765b99a84

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
11/8/2024 7:49:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.H
7.11.169.164

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3369

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.56
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softpulse
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.28.02

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7025

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.720

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dedrfa
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.28.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.28.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11556
2.0.0.1903

File size:
1.5 MB (1,583,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/23/2014 12:02:36 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NPEzeDWtazKrcVWv+FjisSOZYjmOdXQ+ARZoQWnQUwMlds0VwI/9MY:lIwwImsMqQA57oQWcGdsyx

Entry address:
0x9A5F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 98, A1, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, 08, B3, 48, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6091

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp628.com/By2f4pHQ14kxjvDBiCkpwaqpS_ilfpUUkcBdgLDxPnUfWrblnk5DcbH5hE6_TyDgfEHI7m14SZtx9TQ_RJWgNMLJqrx9zSClTpp8QblDLtcuNZU7LlLo--icrFaYGtU-?sbb=EDvhKRNVel8g4X5l7YGgpsPi9GGtOHZrtR2wqU8FeYojK6yNJffuvL7xEe8vLFTHDN7AYMYuouOa2FIg3dFcX0nmj4SrPweUaKBxxS45gIka3Sk8biUlh54wIKHccu2D96PtF9VmIqJxN0SkHqJf3W4EFaF9Gf8Uq2yWXlKldNhMz8lezBmgREA0W8aHfiFh6G4SfgzaMKZew7rmpIK0yfQvIfXbOh5rNukBVxT6nheA2meu0rOB64cVqOBeeFCeXb4M1KTlJEG31z9ccevzgOsKOcobD6ityzFAJqRkogaJa9iLUwCWmVTaO8A6EYg7ioibENp58qjNG0RdmzXtvdjYNLlrvB1Unp3vkcYHlt4R4xLNckbwBOb90dFUkfbHgcFtxynOFjeB3NUX8bfHPGzP1W1j8jMNpTajQw1WbqTn6z2RDVebesZSLFK2b7ZM6TkjzMxAzoTdNnbYFmVd7k9ZKQSE10k1KT49uRmWRxcww4nc3gN5RAReigV9LVKxEHLT6365xo515XXYYeFVGKY5HGrn3ViyyBzj2SDsGiTwR9kUe4PucQmdvBTh0DUAD1dSBUzur388L7985H18hZJgJ2THIVTnerd4MHdrQoHXkmQ9cjvstBwF7rHF3tGQXQH6adLspjO21U6dmdkfbL0fb6sFmOAYNX3TlfMrBcHWHcSjk9llPRwsr70CCda6xigaOCJGoIwxVOv5MonrIbZ6dYwlceGeYWRyOukJ31rB2QPVUugNCZaDg6TCTYgqVQOphhB8KyZ6aVqORwVW6oYayEhRiIXxwDUbmPeEf83yLVroAsHL6yJUN1tPCI9yEDCXsZP1Sc9l

http://ttb.lpmxp638.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1408955960.976&lpsl=2e8b965e50ffc1a33ab9227e8c8f0d15&expire=1409042316&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dwnlultimate.com&ClickID=20439675951408955892&PubID=193067&fileName=Setup

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