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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpcloudbox305.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1794c8c98d6fccc91e7fff80252f43ce

SHA-1:
c9fc693baa563f04b1101109118e31d78929bd33

SHA-256:
4309658cb74c174086b1c758fffc333aa5e177e21d742a3b347f28b57ec2a7c7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 1:21:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.4.6.3

File size:
543 KB (556,032 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:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 4:14:26 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:14:26 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 10:34:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QLuIc4IslQfZ+Py0w42yytoRFaO+TBPIWUpk75u:QLuKIuQfZ+PyZ4HTPaO+BIWUZ

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, C0, AD, 5A, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, DA, FA, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D2, 10, 48, 75, 90, 9E, D5, E7, CE, 58, 7C, C1, 79, 6D, E9, 07, 0C, 44, EF, B3, 0A, C9, 36, 3B, 50, E9, B6, 06, 16, BF, 1C, 5B, 3A, 52, 49, D5, A6, F8, 41, D5, 4D, 5D, B2, 8E, CC, ED, 84, FB, F4, 22, F5, 0C, F2, B2, 8A, F9, 74, 4D, 82, CE, A5, 90, 4B, 23, AC, 29, 37, 56, 45, C3, BA, 0F, C2, 58, EB, 40, 29, F1, 71, E9...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1010.5 KB (1,034,752 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudbox305.com/.../Setup.exe

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