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 30 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:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
b4dec13aca01311e3c969b08fc787cda

SHA-1:
26259d0325a5be072e8af32ec65ced916d245114

SHA-256:
59952cc1c1d1c743b990c9b9d3e5f6f18fc9baa561e42891c06987b3575241a8

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 11:41:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.3
5827185

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.O
7.11.188.58

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AZ [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU4ET}
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.3
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-810418
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20164

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7a715aa1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2906

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.22.06

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6938

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.3
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dhzclw
0.28.6.63474

Norman
Malware
11.20141122

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.22.18

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.38
2.0.0.1991

File size:
772.5 KB (791,000 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:
10/31/2014 12:07:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pVCSFSEvZIZvYrsUwkwxizgPsYmBwolM+e5KLehq/JZZtcaC0fBPsSpB0:p7SKoUXwkRMCK5oKqBxcaCGsi0

Entry address:
0x7E36

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 30, 2C, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, F0, 93, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 28, 2C, 45, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5212

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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