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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.hitmagno.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ab22d593dc062eb1ed32d8a65a3ce89

SHA-1:
e412550690f2888625a810d4da0a624ec40185e3

SHA-256:
2589744c19cd232c4efe7158c18794bcc421d5e3229bffe5069257873e8c7cdf

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:
5/18/2024 7:25:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATE.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.12

File size:
673.4 KB (689,584 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:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/21/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/21/2016 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=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6F8446D02E4D8F276D50C2DF19B10E72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2016 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/oUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfb:/oI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5m

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.hitmagno.com/ku2Bjig_x_alSDX-Iua2VilJzMzpMqT9QkbgacHy_HjAP8KoVoBW9y2BBMSLz818thO5WDo8_gbSEezB74_wr4wmlPDkfTwKkJWKyecxbshPryb6K4N6DhvXsAdwNPMvFiV6iDMMSBbjlrXpc22tbTjdX9OWARcbkCCmtsD2E_pZGzn1jjqcN-o0Q15f9wH_iIR5Y3-S_mEKTrw-8twDSfaP5keOWdRlgSK_m0rE-RVmHLqPstreqPv6CzYao-utBfQA7uZ1h9JS0L-74usX4NTX13vRvQHyfLLPZFkRK-ENUy-XfJBgOCPAz9ULaYGSgA_OnJMslV3Eg1Kw6EeesLSYSz55xiZHpaOe7aUk7nQo3vCEYqfNrNPCQitcUlOhspT5bOGNYg5h8jPxdAJo5k46UlcYXWdg3kZN2ySxvvcuqg2AU89l2tN1Bp0Y0qZ1

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