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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 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from g3szz.download.sweepscarpenter.eu.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b5b094f085b3fbf39a58e7fd1918c3fa

SHA-1:
7a8217884c73c8fcc14bcfcd14f2bed57707b2b8

SHA-256:
9a3a3879efd672ff74c97345cd195824bb3ba43b09413767867887fcb96fc9d1

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/1/2024 11:29:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3384

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10245

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.23.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13029

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7040

Norman
Malware
11.20140812

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.12.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.8.12.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
1.1 MB (1,103,040 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:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
8/12/2014 5:37:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lGIbpkdDnlQLnnIT/Jr6K9NebA4sztscTNGav:pwLlQLnIrJr6K9NebAvH5

Entry address:
0x5D80

Entry point:
E8, 5F, 20, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, 20, 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, B0, 10, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 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, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.8092  (probably packed)

Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

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

http://g3szz.download.sweepscarpenter.eu/TUGdriverddlUS.html?__tc=1407875315950&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

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