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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.yuyuri.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1cbb9521123f947a9497a4b3e9098741

SHA-1:
761a4eefeee0d5e78123d99c6e11a2041e50fdfb

SHA-256:
4928f5756d2e58893a292938dad369a13c9438793dcbfbe0fc2c3ac54340e46f

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/20/2024 5:22:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.GL
826

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.GL
1.0.20.1525

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10653

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.GL
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.GL
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.01.05

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6960

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34424

File size:
377.5 KB (386,512 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 8:47:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4clplmpqjhAUlAVBUHKpi/ghUlsdZt/VZNwU8htyjuZisqpNRsYhk4IjE:3lplmpmHAVBVg/8ZXGyWisqaYhk4P

Entry address:
0xEE6C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F6, 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:
7.7920

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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

http://www.yuyuri.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=160&dv1=ad154-gb&kw1=ad154-gb-xx&uuid=5f3a2dc8-cac3-420b-426a-ad6aded894cf&dv3=5f3a2dc8-cac3-420b-426a-ad6aded894cf

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