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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 26 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 y6lfp13.d26vzqu7.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e60cb9160ab6dcbdeee37fa5202e43d7

SHA-1:
0b8facce8388e349d58f15856c995c4cda65001f

SHA-256:
c9203ea642edb4d95a165b2cbe2a6b319be8e7e49c8a8fbcf65f173f54bde40c

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 7:35:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
838

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AK [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-57
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10584

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-10_1

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

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.19.09

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1623056
14.10.17.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.19.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.1959

File size:
1.6 MB (1,626,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
10/9/2014 12:11:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+zD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYI:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uid/

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://y6lfp13.d26vzqu7.com/qzGM6OS_kRNxb_CaHFFHzcaDa73z8HiLFekKtjprWBKDvi1ixViUhKxuJAaBnvfSg4HbgfG2PKD9SmbEH9POASm2rWRBYquNqNCYKW7CtrLRgoZr7h32aZVEHuJFVWl9?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7562910236

http://www.softwinupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=237&dv1=ad231-gb&kw1=ad231-gb-san&uuid=9bf82db8-bd12-4013-7bb2-53d943b2b40b&dv3=9bf82db8-bd12-4013-7bb2-53d943b2b40b&dv3=9bf82db8-bd12-4013-7bb2-53d943b2b40b

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