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

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
9459fdddd47e27550aedfb92f0b636ec

SHA-1:
f697926356a67fd1466bc0b399315f799b94e8d9

SHA-256:
d2c9d508bd0c289d94967b9493ee47487c0e9c91b2be39490934ff9acb40ea02

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 '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:
4/23/2025 8:54:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.12.6

File size:
1 MB (1,100,248 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/5/2014 11:09:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dlafNPaNMDJOpKROZRpulZBVOkeOLimGHCmO+Z:baANaRGRpuHetmGimZZ

Entry address:
0xCA96

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, 71, 77, 63, 6E, 72, 74, 64, 73, 41, 45, 00, 30, 6A, 2E, FE, 67, 8C, 7C, 4A, 79, 72, D5, FE, 8D, F4, 93, 92, FB, 7E, 3D, 36, 57, 3D, 93, E1, D8, BE, 5B, A7, 9C, 61, 0D, 73, 03, 0E, AC, 4F, 0E, 46, 5B, 15, 09, F4, 31, E0, D6, 12, 0B, 4A, 69, 70, 13, E3, BF, 75, FD, 5C, 93, B5, 88, 6B, 74, 75, F1, 2C, 66, D2, ED, 4B, 2A, 3D, F6, B7, 95, 21, 85, 77, 4D, 7A, 64, 28, D5, C2, 77, 21, 25, 6D, AC, 3A, D8, F4, 9B, 1B, DC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9858  (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.applefutures.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=750&dv1=ad743-us&kw1=ad743-us-lm&uuid=7c64fb12-5beb-46b8-7555-73bed6098c0e&dv3=7c64fb12-5beb-46b8-7555-73bed6098c0e

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