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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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.U 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 az836327.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c0db7d78c1dafef932154316dd754c8f

SHA-1:
617a4e0694def5a76be37265c548b01cd2537e6f

SHA-256:
aac5ecbac164728f2fe51528c520286fae38913cff871910735579865a875c34

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:
5/6/2024 6:45:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALP.Bundler (M)
16.5.27.14

File size:
670 KB (686,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 5:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRB:ebkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRB

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az836327.vo.msecnd.net/wdnK7vy0Io6MJDHdPZ0E22G6a9qlddLzifYZKTVzpQFpVa9jS-W3Kxhs8nz6xGwL0UBNpn5ucRR-qDNRGdSsV9zXWT65Me6FjT_zmF_qOI7kd-Iz1RpTJeXVZbmdmAe-JSVGRE7cfukxwQOCWQmoYAwi9iRAH18p39RumZ2Vfyw3IBTBL2sew3uqV6jOQQDdEaitlleJYPVHOGGPzjN9NkFbmuJjzDLDFpipz_YOh9OTR2m26h16bgLBgJF4c0dGkIkRXVvUyEL8KCOmhJhHoDuZxguBUZfLnGLZxPzf7YF0RfSNcnSd7RPmeXihLKyL3MXnwQR0Dj0zLR-hnTcMUm3LRHkLS_gBlacCubtIrlrv8yO073TcjGfsCYjmdbjF1F1GnKT6PQHqc8zssO2aeYQpNTF6PP-QOrnZc3-WfDV8IiA8b_5WQ8_ukgtc7kVo

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