home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newspacebk.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
7. 6. 4. 6

MD5:
1edaba3921ca3679c29b3af25ec7b6a7

SHA-1:
05e84c78b537b17bb80e94c68d892a1acdbf0e24

SHA-256:
42338db8533a5a3bb05871f39dec80fbf26b8bdbb29b2add29797262c8fcb260

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 10:57:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
536

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FD [PUP]
2014.9-150817

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3014

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.0229

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.15.08.17.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
8/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2015-17-08_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.2.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1567

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2015.08.17.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6670

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.0.0.687

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20150817

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.602624
15.03.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.17.03

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.17.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15815

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.229

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
689.6 KB (706,144 bytes)

Product version:
7. 6. 5. 4

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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:
1/12/2015 5:53:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rMGU99p82TL5WXv0Be53AXTNMwmTfumY+7rP8db1+Q/WCjVF6WjXKSq:Az99pU0Be5wXTNMwmT0+7wf9WcVdXKX

Entry address:
0xDBE6

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 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, 64, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 64, AC, 42, 00, E8, DE, 2F, 00, 00, 68, F4, 35, 43, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 5C, AC, 42, 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:
7.6641

Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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

http://www.newspacebk.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=1978&dv1=ad1975-us&kw1=ad1975-us-cl&uuid=935f88c9-0ee0-4ba1-5cf7-fdeb4cc23e3b&dv3=935f88c9-0ee0-4ba1-5cf7-fdeb4cc23e3b

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