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setup.exe

PLUGIN UPDATE 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 PLUGIN UPDATE 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnonewfile.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
29d67efd959c99e4e3515efce75523b3

SHA-1:
cf23bec2793cb6ca2e0869ca4c47bc0bce89c4db

SHA-256:
9dd6e7465f3aa19f8cb818be37cb5db64b071dcfc2310830cebf5604390874cf

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:
10/11/2025 8:10:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATE.Bundler (M)
16.2.28.4

File size:
521 KB (533,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/13/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/13/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6A96B10625A440E58FC64DBD383A43DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2015 12:36:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ML7GuyK/RFuWzlbyCCVUVrvet55WaVwzOFd2RnKLbNaQ/CX2xVkNL:wXyidzJynUVc5YaiOGRKXNCuGNL

Entry address:
0x1AB3CF

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,203,712 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnonewfile.com/e4FXRI-gwaykx21hZTIwGnfY51iIFjRDwcVNfK81y7Kul9nMWn-T_7mIEHU1VGe9HiLn8oVVmCMtd47nBfRSnLwN6n7qHzLPz5olKq1slxD6on5Z6SRWMXwe1hluqw07EkUNi_PzOqH_wi9WeWUIuS41LrJ-kpQojPRJJ1xcYvIlVOXXR7WpwB8DohCPmnSQ2RyNftkRdU1uHtVKCSryF_7txo_kJUFy_PBVkyMeNcqQSLXgePTLz-gToBJvno4Uq6NIypkFlJAaJ_bZ6bxNTNmU0kZ9JCwVA4OjKnM6aSOYIpmc3zm3rciUxo_ZSDN-JdVgD9aHMt5vU1FBQ01AjMiwhipTPiBsyZUziDmkiyv89SFsvOivMV8lxo6_TJm8tkymJofwPTbo_yU9BUPqm0tb2uYl6AB92wGZsc9bkNg

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