setup.exe

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 20 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 dalntrzcpv4z.xuuu091d80.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
88abba31bc35e5573564783a702f9fc2

SHA-1:
0707b62d7cae6ee3a31104410cf2940d62762491

SHA-256:
b583a33887b7f89e1486098393ebb438fb93ed24348166331443b39695d3232d

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:08:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
841

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.20
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1450

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10576

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3075

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.17.01

McAfee
Softpulse.a
5600.6975

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141017

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.19.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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
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:
10/16/2014 6:33:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1QiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIM5:1/T9N2zsItFa6pZquv

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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