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HostSecure.exe

ExtFirefox

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 HostSecure.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named HostSecure2 triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Plugin Update SL)

Product:
ExtFirefox

Description:
ExtInstaller

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
9caa34d807de02c5081fb2ab192cff6e

SHA-1:
ce2419a7eef2d4c2a1b0a60e2c244849c2ea5d2e

SHA-256:
a41c7abd709d92b6277a65dd81cab0b32700a83ca59a273c62d65ee6092256ba

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:13:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.14923

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.23.11

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
33348

File size:
30.7 KB (31,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2014

Original file name:
HostSecure.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\host secure\hostsecure.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/12/2014 11:31:06 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 11:31:06 AM

Subject:
E=contact@pluginupdatesl.com, CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C2BF8ED71E96CCD55D3A79E92DAEAD78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 1:24:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:sqQS2dX2jR29tTxjftmwzP3lulEcm6xmdf9GR49Cf2XXlcWaPfYcq02ZnLr3PLul:zRyvh1ulyN9Gu9Cz3Ycq02Z/CROs

Entry address:
0x6F0E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9141

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HostSecure2

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 18:00)

Action:
hostsecure.exe ejemplo


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-149-159-30.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.149.159.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-156-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.156.255:80)

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