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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.lpmxp2131.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9d720c252e2b819eb18b4bbc7cd9a24

SHA-1:
6a096b1f610915f7ed5a2c8a1b0743c3ba23420a

SHA-256:
d12f54ba64a5d763f46a49a43256a237814c18e338702e695a4053d0766953fa

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/12/2025 7:44:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.H
7.11.168.254

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3372

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.56
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softpulse
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.24.10

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7028

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.24.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.24.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.5 MB (1,583,336 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.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 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:
8/22/2014 9:02:36 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NPEzeDWtazKrcVWv+FjisSOZYjmOdXQ+ARZoQWnQUwMlds0VwI/9Mx:lIwwImsMqQA57oQWcGdsyo

Entry address:
0x9A5F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 98, A1, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, 08, B3, 48, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6090

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://ttb.lpmxp2131.com/download/request/.../XPK1gkLb?__tc=1408924201.278&lpsl=f22fbd24d06430baf0c30a2552dde80b&expire=1409010598&zt=532ca6fb6d47cd58f8000004&PubID=532ca6fb6d47cd58f8000004&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.newplayerupdate.com&ClickID=&n=&fileName=Setup

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