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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.8bxz7po6.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4912e31183438623781d483e0e1a034e

SHA-1:
32407f7bdbc712a614715ea392c62de8c2dbc757

SHA-256:
33635820a9d09ba067d8996709759347e4a6c759884ff528c5402ea7e02b3213

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/14/2024 11:08:09 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.16.0

File size:
1 MB (1,088,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 9:59:59 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:
1/27/2015 2:59:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JJGR1dbA6lWvlNKlrkv7FWPR2uQSkBmDJvq+STn2BKL6HcuLn:JuZA68tw9kvyR5QSh7ST2EL68yn

Entry address:
0x13DEF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 04, BA, 13, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, E8, EE, 0F, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
1024 KB (1,048,576 bytes)

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

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