setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.lpmxp2134.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3dc289835a1e464f9d2382d6ee7ece7e

SHA-1:
5d0c9a6f816d314264a16742e624556a8166647e

SHA-256:
759df56fbc9998cac8a4855bd1ad9dedfc0bfd620a9cf1200f1db54039a996b6

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:28:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.djcr.4
7.11.169.230

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-Z [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1205

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.29.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7024

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Malware
11.20140829

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.29.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11710
2.0.0.1905

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 12:34:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XjmOztIjpVbUJ44R/DDK2s5mNZRzOUCrA/N3rb:XqAtI704g/D3Tm03P

Entry address:
0x4E06

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8067  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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

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