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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 14 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 cmlut53boo.pd9y55y.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fc8cd13c03dc7cc19b7b0a7731de9e94

SHA-1:
acbbeac67783189e829173660e59cd79e687e630

SHA-256:
dd4f9089cc7c5da40f660376a419638f2964070da61a8892cd55f6a80a29889e

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:43:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
819

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3297

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1560

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10691

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/8/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.08.11

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6953

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.8.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
958.5 KB (981,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
11/7/2014 3:27:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y9+z4WWD6/G3a72nsZTHZROn7MjX/C++u0+jJhkCa3/:y9+z4Witq7IGZRO7oXD0+1hw3/

Entry address:
0x136F6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 18, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3892

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://cmlut53boo.pd9y55y.com/1BYnKo63Y4vCCLxLc2xeTItR9xG6ggFizLiresw8ZNyB50qDfVp0zLxYilFdchsHWzzXNdO28lqDiGaSC8Q05965YX64TwXs2Cq9NeBdf9t26fJIC3a0Us4d-8Q_-li4?sbb=['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

http://cmlut53boo.pd9y55y.com/1BYnKo63Y4vCCLxLc2xeTItR9xG6ggFizLiresw8ZNyB50qDfVp0zLxYilFdchsHWzzXNdO28lqDiGaSC8Q05965YX64TwXs2Cq9NeBdf9t26fJIC3a0Us4d-8Q_-li4?sbb=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

http://ttb.javdownsoft.net/download/request/.../SEezCR5K?PubID=79_1514_1392&ClickID=7976850220

http://www.cmmvqz.com/file.php?geo=IE&dv1=IE_a129_pc_2014-11-08-08&clickid=1415453573

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