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setup.exe

SetupWizard

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

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
e877e5819cc645e22c0fe94968474d62

SHA-1:
2bdae6efa06f423f63f7328bd0e627d9056c7c5a

SHA-256:
cf0b5cc58cc95e753ad89848857bed8cc0c25ce818e344270fccd1d08e33f9ef

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/18/2024 1:27:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
6489932

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.1014112
7.11.189.122

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

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRKBEzF9flCBB3lUTxVRgRWBCRxTQYEP}
2016.0.3213

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.15130

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.150

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-22
0.98/19728

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.R potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2015.01.30.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.20150130

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.983536
15.01.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.30.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.30.13

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.13
2.0.0.2049

File size:
960.5 KB (983,536 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/28/2014 1:52:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bkb9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gn:bkhGXiBE6FY1ps656tgn

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
B8, 2C, F2, 56, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 2A, FB, B6, 3A, 1C, 64, E5, 8A, D4, C7, FD, 61, 8E, E7, E8, E9, B4, 0A, 4C, 91, E3, 22, 20, 39, CE, 45, CE, CE, D5, D6, F9, 25, BA, 89, 97, 3F, 4A, 32, 73, 92, 1D, B4, B7, 8A, F2, 3B, 40, A1, 0F, E4, 3F, D9, FE, 2B, 6B, B2, B7, A5, 26, 45, CE, 8D, E0, 84, 93, B3, 69, C6, 53, 90, 23, 6D, D5, 49, CE, 85, 4B, 61, DE, F6, 6E, 89, 8A, CA, BC, 33, 93, 9E, E5, F0, CE, 8F, 6E...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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