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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.magnonewfile.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08c5a71d72f432eebe7be7d900ee99af

SHA-1:
2af16944eb77aafd083e0a598cbd6ece18224290

SHA-256:
fcaab907cf5c30362cb2e36bcea42e1b1f8c012d5b23d9febc21fb6420339945

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
6/30/2025 8:04:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATE.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.13

File size:
562 KB (575,472 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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/12/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/12/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
7/22/2015 7:05:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zNEg9C3J4UdIpXHkJA28fIkAX8/qdv3Jmaks:pI4/pD2Iu8/0v3dB

Entry address:
0x1C23CF

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,227,776 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnonewfile.com/eBx0Sw6rRaJInLSaflu5rfjA9pVKRnHBc6bfNCplNXfvxt73QzzS1gpVCPMHY3X5SFmumkzgl4wOZtKBffF-UK2XDp6h7zwV4vMovRzAFrl6jqoN0OX-fnOOBRWt1EraonWj_pSS9BlJkl8m9qexzNG73VmcKZZ1Ku3nCblys-ctjz1gSPpC2F5ukfWaXm_1moyrrnFVqWKdCp8rUB0Mf2htZWa-dAXO0BD5IyBzCcVMTjlP8qBkv4YzGC5g-xbgOHM6Tz27T-LyvPEpaJPMIM0Cj4x1TGAZr9WAfQ_SO57sPRkwwjoW2DStl9IMiEj4H9xCHpPODt52QXUAqQLd7VmpmtdaEsL9If2Hvrvm2mI5MaQU3gCbLNHECViRCsV0_iCj-tSgl3Yllnrx7mf_3CfFNAH65ROITjaZBBjHkgQ

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