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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 S.L.U 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 dls.magnotrue.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
54ac26435b18dd9127f28187bb200ea3

SHA-1:
cf196129821dc52766a8eeb28330cc36f74d0b83

SHA-256:
5569d8e691e01d6cbad29d566e159b9c454531b0e3b6420018fc19037a010890

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
6/21/2025 10:52:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DIGITALPLUGINU.Bundler (M)
16.2.8.1

File size:
669.9 KB (686,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRN:ubkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRN

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://dls.magnotrue.com/zN1TEOmt0cm10ePSCn1dRGwumxQhzV8nnO456iUxQHJFTCJnIZuREBJT1a-8WP9jSjF9AO14mGetrRMCeX_H5gC4_JXcmBh_Oy1f5oP2DKWkQxnBV8DSPkMFqj8CQCXThQQNW2mCzNQb4l_beZ31EVffSlRn4A_Bm5GYeMv5YxQHFhCyTap05D7cNaNpyDH3ebtiAJirVK1GJoER0mFFdVJOxTs_0PuC4cCPEG4qp2MJVPl0IKKHRwWoVbIHKKN_VIv66xSF1WKKJLTlqRxhciQO2a3YzaBBaBHMTFV-JY3hZJkUon0fCSlm6X9_Bdc1e_SLsSOoOGdUlC2wFybs7kVdnweb9HqJNsigND1JzlcjBlbWUWeRUGBwA2auNSd665uZZnr_PLXrgR2dXp2HGdP9lAbmHn-9hj0Opg4sWqS4kLmxGgY6m6R9aPfkO2US

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