setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15fa6db111f747de687cb9312ad0f11c

SHA-1:
d7f262993ab0e66d0de20bd2252858cd0b85096a

SHA-256:
5d8c3c4b78f803ea5577a8878b7e3d90ad299f1f39a32309a8dc1ba79aac29ac

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:12:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Trojan-gen
2014.9-140822

AVG
Win32/DH{gRJ+UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3374

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.22.07

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7030

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.22.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.8.20.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin S.l., 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 9:29:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JLOW8gHxw5M24yEv7cIeTPA/VEzbMWHe/Q/l5BtUqQsLM7GQqKMEdC:agROM27ocFSXIvnaOEU

Entry address:
0x4DF6

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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