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setup.exe

Wizard

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 33 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
29b7d17562a6230278aa9e1a9cdadf20

SHA-1:
aa3ef3a3fc54eafbf8ff38f0d34114c043d0e52b

SHA-256:
0274dc0225bbb88ceb018355354ea6740395ad863ff8d78ed8e2d6d62a69ccec

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:
4/24/2024 3:13:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.5
6212523

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BF [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
1.0.20.1775

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19819

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWOY!tr
12/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PluginUpd
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.5
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.21.22

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10163

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2001

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,184 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
12/4/2014 5:33:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6pzaucfNArAjuzOc2X/7aMGutOMIymshUVgrWvfxkE6S:6pzjnMju39Mx8vyfhUVgRBS

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, 0C, 63, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 6E, 61, 78, 63, 76, 77, 64, 74, 6B, 38, 00, 55, 3D, 9B, 51, AE, ED, 8D, 66, A6, 29, 68, D2, 24, B6, 83, 84, 86, B1, D8, 4C, 4F, 9C, E9, 3F, FF, 55, 2F, DE, 78, E2, 45, 97, 7C, 2A, D8, B2, 55, ED, A9, F9, BB, 63, 2E, FA, 6D, 9E, FF, 4A, 28, E4, 6C, 4C, 62, 56, 72, 25, 6E, 99, 8F, 83, 8A, B5, D5, B8, F2, 04, C8, 15, F9, D9, BF, 59, 1E, A4, A5, DC, 1C, 84, 52, C9, DB, 2C, AE, AB, D3, 43, DE, 4F, 70, 5E, 98, 22, 48...
 
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Entropy:
7.9866  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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