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setup.exe

Wizard

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 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 download.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
61c29bb50e8da563f47829ddc70474ca

SHA-1:
ce1bc9e9c96d97dfa3b956425fa3b2647c19bcb0

SHA-256:
c40b2aa870b06b4718ad82d08d6f17f9823a5fef7cd3ab7cee97b92835ee61f5

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:
4/25/2024 9:28:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.17.12

File size:
1.3 MB (1,348,048 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
12/5/2014 10:45:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jK6fxaOhc2dC3Rfzy41rWibAiCEydknBds0a0m1lK8b:m6JpC3RLy41aibAiCE1Ps0a1LKk

Entry address:
0x17C13B

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

http://download.pcfilehelp.com/get/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTA0MCZjaXNpZD0zMjMyNDExOTg3NDQ4NzUxODA2ODgzNzM5JmNpcmlkPTMyMzI0MTE5ODc0NDg3NjMzMTA3MjM1NiZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTAwOCZjaXVpZD0zMjYyNjA1Mjk5ODEzMTAzMTQ5JnNvPTEmY3JpZD0yMDgyMTU4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT0yOSZjaWNtcD00NDg0OTgmY3U0PTcmcHViaWQ9OTEwMA==&sid=9100-1008&filename=Setup

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