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setup.exe

Plugin Update 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 Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from tptepma.d48p6y454i.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
baed618879518718490c716cd2320730

SHA-1:
f8a1e29a72c2892ff748d646a64ceb7d254d3634

SHA-256:
ebb81de3b031553fb5e7bdf04e99142bc29c5413ff975b4ac8b1312ef2e8c4c5

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
11/25/2024 8:25:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OLP
6097224

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.12.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanp
7.11.193.202

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AJ [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OLP
1.0.20.1715

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-16335
0.98/19753

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20315

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36013
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OLP
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloaderLMN
12/9/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a1299ecf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OLP
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Adware.Agent.OLP
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.LMN
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.09.04

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OLP
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dfwfat
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Adware.Agent.OLP
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OLP
14.12.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Downloader.WKR
14.12.09.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.9.16

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.LMN
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13908
2.0.0.2001

File size:
1.3 MB (1,390,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2014 7:36:57 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qrKqlGCPcJKwybUDwEZZODYmR9G+gnbkk6XRJfe3DqYO/KpLwFfngWX4VmJPakG:qrKo4ZwCOnYjVmJPaV

Entry address:
0x7D90

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 84, 0F, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 9C, 74, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 7C, 0F, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5715

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://tptepma.d48p6y454i.com/e82g36AjsCpbaQ3aKER1bVnpHWdX2vzThb_XtTChDQNI5qZ1oyWBd7x-wwo5p5qVTsOT2G0-7dVgN45KheTwNgmEhCTYT9N0iNxaWTJ0rDSw8GFtObqNH1xzGp3DkPTY?sbb=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

http://ttb.newallsoft.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=7419911746

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