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setupwizard.exe

Plugin Update 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 setupwizard.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
9fc6480f9f03794eb1ce046b1204319b

SHA-1:
e746ca6b4544f156af3aea45372f4310bbd6f6f4

SHA-256:
79bb99a9c672b739c36eb8d996d43dc90175723a4a03d2ca7b6864565f03757d

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 12:21:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
834

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.180.214

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AP [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.141023

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1480

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19950

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10609

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
10/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7177c33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-23-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3011

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.01.08

McAfee
Artemis!9FC6480F9F03
5600.6968

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.888

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141023

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c0b
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.1.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.2 MB (1,218,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\z27a5nle.b1h\q83kgbzx.5y9\setu...app_b0a1ab0b1e43fdd8_0000.0000_b46664e73c7c807c\setupwizard.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 3:38:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1MmK/F1rw9kVd2k/oDJlSkbNmBUhFDOxA+prKLwRow6cPrS7qJ84qKy5l89p2CkQ:1stv4kQFM2bDOxWb5l89p2bQ

Entry address:
0x7D06

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 80, EF, 43, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 40, 57, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 78, EF, 43, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5219

Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

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