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setup.exe

Video Plugin software 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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 18 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.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b8aa7771b9a1f7b62c6361912d92791a

SHA-1:
1dffeda722ef78bd21e8b18bed02b8a85f0aec9a

SHA-256:
fa8dac69145dc6988c87df719edbdfc0a33e85cd6f6bfc3026b428d3e34b0776

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:24:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.LR
674

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oaoc
3.6.1.96

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3152

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.LR
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Bundler-25
0.98/20505

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.091

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.LR
8.15.04.01.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.AE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.LR
11.2015-01-04_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 610960.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.6.13

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2257

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.LR
16.0.0.273

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftware
15.4.1.16

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
547.1 KB (560,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/4/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, STREET=El Pozo 17, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
10384504286EDB5BB905D662E110511A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 8:45:01 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MtzUop5BD1SezrLEXp1MmLoVAhrNKyYoH+HTnoCg:MtzL5BvzroXyuBYocTn6

Entry address:
0x1D73CB

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9469

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,268,224 bytes)

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

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../gb.php?kw1=xad312-usgbdeau-300-if-lm-AD-flv-gb-apx

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