setup.exe

Video Plugin software 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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.29u3wfmjg.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4c0f022b47f69cbb17b9029203407467

SHA-1:
a620508bb2ca41b2aae561a22f7032e6785c1df8

SHA-256:
20830de8bc0123ee2122471cea85e1d30c566fbc036f7741b8f297edd08902f7

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
5/6/2024 10:42:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
736

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oant
7.11.204.206

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150130

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3221

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
1.0.20.150

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-127
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20817

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.115
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
8.15.01.30.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/23/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
11.2015-30-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14734

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2565

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.23.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6877

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmudtv
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.23.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftware
15.1.23.11

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
869.6 KB (890,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 10:18:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WpibiW7+xKzjwvsqEgNE54F/yW5+80/mQggSoOMQnodL3QhQSEgHQKqWzHECjZGQ:WaS+wvREwE875ZQS28hNEbAn

Entry address:
0x8CB6

Entry point:
E8, 9E, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 21, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 15, 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, 3F, 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:
7.8725  (probably packed)

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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

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