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setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8c15072b7fcc10a87ec97cdae51f0cce

SHA-1:
0422199a9a07d173cc0da6a0372c1b2dc52a1a4d

SHA-256:
585189c84bae08bf327e0d3ec77fec7f4e472b617cd2f7bfb20136987d8cea67

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/19/2024 10:44:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.26

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4040

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763422
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.AVST!tr
10/25/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-022719ea
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.10.25.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6966

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.decuha
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Malware
11.20141025

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1137896
14.10.24.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.10.25.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11461
2.0.0.1967

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 2:25:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xD3g1pennnnnCsBwGOHBvblq0ib9efT5AB+K10Ojb1uiABW+kH+bl4OEIAzInvTe:DBwFBzFAB+i/bk7kXHw+qBOaqjxKrGJ

Entry address:
0x4DF6

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7333  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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