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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 file Setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2b24a884a6199d9009069c2d880c59fd

SHA-1:
9d6b9e62cc6390c15ac367dd11489b6160af9878

SHA-256:
0febccf05789bb9d14e960936ec0d73dce13174c1920905044adbb1ccbabbacb

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:14:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
5777739

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.204.248

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150428

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3125

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
1.0.20.590

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-840971
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20827

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.114
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
4/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-3578203f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installation.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.17

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14744

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2122

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6781

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
16.0.0.354

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dmwnbc
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.894064
15.04.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.28.02

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.28.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Spy.Win32.zke.a!1075356639
23.00.65.15426

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.39637
2.0.0.2157

File size:
873.1 KB (894,064 bytes)

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:
1/24/2015 12:53:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yAMuI74w3fkFlUrWT01u2aPANnjBexTKIJP8HImiIalhAKr/ozaVvGGJfa/q+ERV:B4tfkFl7Tx1A0xOILyohKzFiC/qVbM4

Entry address:
0x9E76

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 41, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 14, 53, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 3E, 54, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FD, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4C, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4B, 3C, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8645  (probably packed)

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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