home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
17fb9bee19a1bbaa17227569fa6eadf3

SHA-1:
26caf0e4c5b5b485bee88076304daaef5bca8457

SHA-256:
49438debc8e59bc5f9a355efe2d04d907a6031a6ab80ffd90e6df6b83526b932

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/18/2024 1:10:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
701

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CT [PUP]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.320

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.115
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
8.15.03.05.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.V potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-05-03_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of sin confirmar 158786.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.12.15

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2390

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.03.05.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6835

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
16.0.0.192

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20150305

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.05.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.5.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15303

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.64

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
586.1 KB (600,152 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

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:
1/10/2015 7:53:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zBaDBRbn4Xw5I0nVMn2mqHeIHf4dR4e4kUD3eUG00DUJcR3rBED90ZRO8s1:0DB94XQVesDyRD4kUD3eUG00DUJcNriN

Entry address:
0xAC16E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 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, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9436

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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