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setup.exe

PLUGIN UPDATE SL

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 SL 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.hitmagno.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b6f88f50ba33524900a053172f3f2bf7

SHA-1:
9658aa6d50f8dcf46201ff1a47dc67db22c325f5

SHA-256:
789808c16f89cbc0aa1557e44211b7d6662261b4786ab2aefe61f94692244bb1

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:
5/18/2024 6:47:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATE.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.2

File size:
673.4 KB (689,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/21/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/21/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, 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:
6F8446D02E4D8F276D50C2DF19B10E72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2016 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:koUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfb:koI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5m

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.hitmagno.com/e1hOqpqgQ7sagLHf5BRAJwzTAptKMkJgJi3_Q9273UwyirZhIEchHIFcjas23o1j7TAf2oP1CHaxJkZIcN1NVThpqKTw6SF0_etFVMRZXiSNhS1o-9D0IXlVeJERD90A3igKiI_9pRfzlo56Smukg7Yfrnr5WH6uwkad4maKSJENuxPocOvEIenYsmuylYqvsUi04Z6-DpoYQO5qDU2NLrTA7o_TAUsa4g9_HMVFTGFcZ9mGtmY0spsH3CJTjEG-LguYLlTyXGNK11Mx9UuhQnczwmxMmsj6PMSpJG78DwkC2p3nDMKy6rDX5j29LIyOEsm0hU-HrGsHBTkBsBJd6utNEo6dPvWhg0i1RG1KmOR9j92jxbIfYHP-TMfk9NEq-W71YjgQVgEPkkpcInu8IfZKYNpKB9oV_2MF4y-7rYjTzWpile7Xjz_GiedCkNmp

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