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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 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 secure-lax.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f08d0087e8384add699ea36fa9ba268

SHA-1:
35fa31743d1a5c2e4f166851750fde5e31183d98

SHA-256:
a84e870bba62e857a84c690ce63bdc303a0a3e2c33a1a9d3c7f47672b15145d7

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:22:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.24.10

File size:
665.5 KB (681,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Pt/OzBP0yd8fo/BC5gMdPzNRNN+nHPPgJHHgxKtarc8UbaFmnBx:PteBP0045Zdrb2HgJg5c7b3

Entry address:
0x1DE290

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8412

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

https://secure-lax.adnxs.com/click?PoRpjs6iyz--Buq2dhPHP_yp8dJNYrA_vgbqtnYTxz8-hGmOzqLLPzNSWTQJ9MUe87qE6rpBT0W_jhxUAAAAAGImLgDIAQAAdgIAAAIAAADxzysBc5kFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gClXQAAO64AAgUAAQIAAJIAKSnPdAAAAAA./cnd=!rgapPwjQ9JMCEPGfrwkY87IWIAE./referrer=8chan.co/clickenc=http://www.mydownloadhome.com/.../201?pub_id=90&sub_id=lax1CPP1ktSut9CnRRACGLOk5aKTgf3iHiINMTMwLjY1LjI1MS4yMCgBML-d8qAF&tag=3024482

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