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setup.exe

Wizard

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 47 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.dlside.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Plugin Update S.L. (signed and verified)

Product:

Wizard

Version:

1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:

2230b5d03b67afd417f348d7b7870c70

SHA-1:

8f441133b368675e59cf36ac951a35fe3dea27d3

SHA-256:

b93fd025c67837ed466d3784a4ec65375c65f6a37498ad85b832e29dd9660d1f

Scanner detections:

47 / 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 10:37:44 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.L

6369393

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/SoftPulse

2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Dropper.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]

150102-1

AVG

Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}

2015.0.3254

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365

1.0.20.1775

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138

0.98/19873

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D

20252

Dr.Web

Adware.SoftPules.3

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.L

14.12.21

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Kryptik.BWOY!tr

12/21/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-3f31f6a7

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Application.SoftPulse

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse

t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.186.14210

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SmartSec

v2014.12.21.08

McAfee

Program.SoftPulse

16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365

15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq

0.28.6.63850

Norman

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.L

02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect

Trojan.Agent.BGRP

14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.21.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM17.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F

14.12.21.8

Sophos

PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)

5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10164

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-Adware.Softpulse

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

35224

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14

2.0.0.2001

File size:

874.5 KB (895,520 bytes)

Product version:

1. 9. 8. 7

Original file name:

Wizard.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:

Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:

12/11/2014 11:53:02 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:962u5vuBxvzdQsewncQxiZNK2X4BuZ4S+pev4D9kLEzr8YUrBYqXcsgpXkRmvbEh:9+5vcrdQtwncQAb4BuZvi9BPCcTEe4v

Entry address:

0x1C046

Entry point:

B8, 60, 23, 52, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, FA, E6, 86, 6D, FA, 19, CB, 87, DB, 22, AE, 7C, 34, 71, 1A, DE, AC, C1, 2D, 65, 6A, F9, 95, DA, 7F, 6C, 47, AC, B5, 5D, 26, A9, F1, 0E, 05, D1, 8C, 00, DD, CF, 0F, 4A, 3F, DC, 0A, 67, AA, B0, B2, 4A, F1, 2C, 25, AC, 06, 3C, 4C, 1A, 01, A2, 07, 7C, 1B, 89, AF, 20, 84, 29, BE, 5A, 68, EF, 7B, A7, 86, A9, E0, 6C, 21, FC, 2A, 5D, BF, B6, A7, 48, 53, 6C, 31, 9B, 1B, EF, 01... 
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Entropy:

7.9797

Packer / compiler:

PECompact v2

Code size:

208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.dlside.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=1034&dv1=ad1032-us&kw1=ad1032-us-qyc&uuid=2128030c-0c61-46a3-42b5-826cd6928bba&dv3=2128030c-0c61-46a3-42b5-826cd6928bba

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