setup.exe

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 20 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 ttb.0s6m52hwf.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
b83d8eb65ed416aefa1e45cc08638262

SHA-1:
bcfef08867d0dbe48ffe11aa5ace1a716939e1ff

SHA-256:
3a1620bc72185285cd4f670025181aef6aa8b2a4957b17bf2df411a8bf7237b2

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/24/2024 10:08:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
835

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.180.144

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1475

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10604

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

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.22.02

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6969

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dgytfo
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141022

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSL.F
14.10.22.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

File size:
1.2 MB (1,209,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin 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:
457A2C44F936DD8EEF974AFC80E53578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 11:53:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WpEdL1+miBQxprjUQftJLpV1VnaLcpI4Ig+JxM:0EqmvxD3pRaLcZIg+

Entry address:
0x7BC9

Entry point:
E8, DA, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B3, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, 6D, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D1, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7B, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 92, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D2, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A5, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, CC, D2, 43, 00, E8, 4C, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 2C, 37, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, C4, D2...
 
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Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

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