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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 27 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 drdkp2.8qi416dsom.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
cabee0bf1044d259aa7b1cb7ecbce761

SHA-1:
9da64e455b8552288d81076d2b0a42533ab565b8

SHA-256:
eed245421e2a4c219a281daa6a3094839e53e4bcb226d4f723a18e899b75665d

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 8:35:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
836

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.180.70

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AK [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-57
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10599

F-Prot
W32/A-06a035cc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-10_4

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

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.22.06

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1623064
14.10.21.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.22.6

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.1962

File size:
1.6 MB (1,626,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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:
10/9/2014 11:11:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+zD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYh:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uidm

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.4833

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://drdkp2.8qi416dsom.com/wooGKi9JJnxYENCD1cC61i9evuhVOra_025pZA1ZVaKpkW57MvrPWKoSKiPgRblN7rFSCPQnhYrDWMjBLgpWvwDi-FfqinRquU5goqEr2zMB9_B6dJ6FzcnvY9W4Pem-?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7546045057

http://www.softwinupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=237&dv1=ad231-gb&kw1=ad231-gb-san&uuid=c9151cd9-a38c-4dc3-6484-f0bc8df1545e&dv3=c9151cd9-a38c-4dc3-6484-f0bc8df1545e&dv3=c9151cd9-a38c-4dc3-6484-f0bc8df1545e

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