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Digital Plugin 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 setup.exe by Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from az836327.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b0802640955c12975909d2f468ebc34

SHA-1:
188f5ef8063824e2257e99e349a7fdbe6e166b15

SHA-256:
510f100a2b909b998db812dbcbc962a323602ece8922dfb0821db03b602d93f9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/6/2024 12:52:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DigitalP.Bundler (M)
16.6.3.14

File size:
670.2 KB (686,256 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 SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/8/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, OU=606372162, O=Digital Plugin SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
09630EF45908E3288578DD4139725FDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRu:MbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRu

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az836327.vo.msecnd.net/Twr6j7BQdOsdqRM_h05SGeQLyPJoUH-96Ilt6ViB1vl7gvhCPy5CrWe97EuXrexzrEaxHOF34ga3w7JOUKUXaI0jbTbi8l6or4wFp8FdN6W08fVkz7AjuCTpcnrOGqU5zx8wijJlY_OYwAJjsF51x3LxxrrvfT1kHVTvAry7A4gvFVi9Xytxt3ZiFsHK3TXiMj--MSo8MxCkS1_GyFPkE5V_blVCetdqNX_33FQIrw7WdRSNo7yH0780auqdEbMKeWHohWIDBfnnhsPf7qBbi-X4NMYP0BJPrUHYNxFaX00Uai6_9dVUTgtqRZyThm6W2NR0OGmo7Cr0c27yMj5idII_a8e0IfNmVfqe9xh6gP845Bm0ptw8FbFkPdzitDnUXM8TDYYE4f27HHsLsF1SL783fNX84y1JGroD961gpeRHtM4m3qcUVJrKRTuRGZlNFEcUUggyVrBsxKDh2NvzFQ

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