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driver_updater.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 driver_updater.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from pqmzz.playnow.questionnairefan.eu.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
51e07b84d98abb3a3bf9c3fd46977c0c

SHA-1:
6a17e0c850d5b59c7eea2873eb4193ad21721073

SHA-256:
3cfbfd362bb82050b58f23f44b95c710ae92ccdf62a4da08fc3128796392124b

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/16/2024 7:28:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-V [PUP]
2014.9-140811

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3386

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.3888
9.0.1.0223

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10225

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softpulse
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_installer.exe (Adware)
2014.10.16.14

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.12998

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7042

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.8.11.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
1.2 MB (1,237,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=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:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2014 2:32:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:W2m+ApGZp493gE4BV4GxeMYjMDOW2MZN7UxNiChqjFo0uks/zRYcOWL4Q:W2m+q4BaGUMYjeBn/CqjFo0YOu9

Entry address:
0x89C0

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, A0, 43...
 
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Entropy:
7.7655  (probably packed)

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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

http://pqmzz.playnow.questionnairefan.eu/TUGdriverddlGB.html?__tc=1407435713528&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

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