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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 39 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:
7f78cff49b56f1c1917bcf2868021aad

SHA-1:
fec113d5be1f4c184eb1e0062b8791c65c91b860

SHA-256:
1e95e3bf47f6297610f1059f9dcd1c93fe11d440a0dcc19cfbef0b7a75ef1e82

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:45:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12409191
5816575

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.05

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.197.174

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150319-1

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2016.0.3143

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.15410

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.500

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20307

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20461

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.33
9.0.1.0100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.12409191
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
4/10/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12409191
11.2015-10-04_6

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fun_games.exe (Adware)
2015.7.13.9

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14440

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.04.10.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
16.0.0.300

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
11.20150410

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.10.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.4.10.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Packer.Win32.SoftPulse.a!1075356670
23.00.65.15408

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9943

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.100

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2003

File size:
854 KB (874,496 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):
24576:LYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfvd:kqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO8d

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9790

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

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=402&dv1=ad396-ca&kw1=ad396-ca-xx&uuid=9a55e4b9-418f-4798-6c6b-deb44fd9243d&dv3=9a55e4b9-418f-4798-6c6b-deb44fd9243d

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