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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 20 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.wkwindowsflash.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
3f4331de6e861149adf634ca53d29a58

SHA-1:
826a429d00d97171c54e85a24d82a319cdce9089

SHA-256:
155945ddb0c7b524c0adfb582e7003c79d825358435f58000a0a93f88853c179

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/5/2024 2:40:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
840

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.20
7.11.179.100

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3318

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1450

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10579

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3075

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.17.02

McAfee
Softpulse.a
5600.6974

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141017

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.19.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 2:59:59 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:
10/16/2014 1:33:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FQiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIMv:F/T9N2zsItFa6pZqux

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

http://www.wkwindowsflash.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=161&dv1=ad155-gb&kw1=ad155-gb-xx&uuid=9ed1a719-3a73-46c5-40a9-fd802e62c4c0&dv3=9ed1a719-3a73-46c5-40a9-fd802e62c4c0

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