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Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp2020.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e4f6c7bbfe4063a80d8cf89a755d981a

SHA-1:
da065266f33e93151de44127d8dc6b461dab8ddc

SHA-256:
49b3d084d9f55df903081307b06c8ad5530ca959feae5bb6f2fcbd38f4886b8d

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
4/24/2024 9:29:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.07.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-O [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3415

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28213
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12701

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcgbac
0.28.0.60698

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSL.F
14.7.13.8

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
1.2 MB (1,210,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, L=Adeje, 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:
6B59702469CAA1B8F0FE3A86D94D6266

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 1:50:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SUyrumsLQIB+JSZ3FuZMGrU0IzoMn4AADw49L:LyrxyBtkZMGo0IzoM4AyN

Entry address:
0xC4BA

Entry point:
E8, 37, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 92, C1, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, 83, C1, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 78, 62, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53...
 
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Code size:
146 KB (149,504 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxp2020.com/.../Setup.exe

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