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Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2391.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
86bfb750f1376a20b18cec5829f06760

SHA-1:
a4764f36876a504b4bd2c238b5144ea0fbb1c497

SHA-256:
d5e760b4feb30a74107d9fc762408c73fcde47dc3920fc642d9bc92520f08217

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
5/28/2024 8:48:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
857

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.175.218

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140929-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1365

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-48
0.98/19462

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28885
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
8.14.09.30.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
11.2014-30-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13535

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.LMN
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
v2014.09.30.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6991

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.819

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSL.K
14.9.30.19

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33558

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13278
2.0.0.1939

File size:
1.2 MB (1,289,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/24/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C30222BF83B5AE2CB666E51380D11646

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2014 9:59:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FDxHUihimpobIbSBV155HOGbV7KWHRwOHhS+qMJ:FeFIbSD5HfHBq

Entry address:
0x6C7E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, 1C, 46, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, 64, 89, 45, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 64, 89, 45, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp2391.com/zkHw4oUutD4BmHPPj_ShxzXM5h8BhyTzntow38fai6utjYLYJQ--WaNkzVoZd1UmNYXvx4wAPs6NbIZkXFjUEifgtkd354f7Y3TDpP_-T4cdO7m-qi5oRh-GxC0HRoJ5?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp2185.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1411462839.97&lpsl=86ca4cf48c890aec85d8c5e2690eddf5&expire=1411549245&PubID=114010&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.prosoftlst.com&ClickID=406665791411462844&fileName=Setup

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