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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 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.latestflv.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
af205045308e90077b874f136453972b

SHA-1:
f78f677345be9d0e52fbc1ed2f1dbeebaf48bc1e

SHA-256:
542d5722b1e6b93703153bb432b9328ac7a75a117a87d68d39f4c1210e40108e

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 9:29:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
390

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.202.28

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160111

AVG
PSW.Agent
2017.0.2868

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71680
1.0.20.55

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19938

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20739

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71680
8.16.01.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-8fb093ec
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71680
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71680
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14667

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2016.01.11.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6524

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71680
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.djqprw
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.73783
11.20160111

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.01.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.8

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2037

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,040 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:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9VEpWkO6MFXISaAdqAYVRQtF2q58Gc/NExewc5x/Ba3JgP4DvkVyBLLyKXPit0Co:9miXIyqAwQqVUmBbP4Dv1ZdClQgZYI9Q

Entry address:
0x1C106

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, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 34, 44, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, D8, CF, 48, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 2C, 44, 48, 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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Entropy:
7.5730

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://www.latestflv.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=1034&dv1=ad1032-us&kw1=ad1032-us-qyc&uuid=eae1fcaf-a0e3-4c36-6c8a-43a8e046f650&dv3=eae1fcaf-a0e3-4c36-6c8a-43a8e046f650

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