setup.exe

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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.ogwf0nsqj9.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
c76f39978d2259ec6beb82781f8f3405

SHA-1:
275b885ffeb92835349498e001e04fec34f88973

SHA-256:
512a4949358821b40cd1877fbc917cc3d2250e46e94f0d64ee39fb48b1dfdefb

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
5/10/2024 2:29:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
6489972

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aonb
7.11.206.0

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AP [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
1.0.20.150

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20000

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20900

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
1/30/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-5661b6db
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.30.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse.a
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dharfm
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15128

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
1.2 MB (1,219,528 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Ingilizce

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, 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:
457A2C44F936DD8EEF974AFC80E53578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 4:53:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vtATZ60DD7SUcEgYugAv12KMUIQQA45kAU7Wbfb1xzym7dH:iZSUcEg1gAv12K/z42qbfb1xzyG

Entry address:
0x7D46

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, 10, F5, 43, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, D0, 5C, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, F5, 43, 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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Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

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

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