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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 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 9sxzz.download.lawyerclam.eu.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3e23abc95a769d894a18ed3d7e9e97bb

SHA-1:
e3ddee2ce460ed2eb9ae4dce302403acb2f61f95

SHA-256:
79de225dd80333ddd9f99f0fef8e45cceecc726b3a5abc34bc2b63811dfa7346

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/7/2024 9:00:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3383

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
1.0.20.1125

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.27075
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
8.14.08.13.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10245

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
11.2014-13-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13029

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7039

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
15.0.0.675

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.8.13.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
1.1 MB (1,103,048 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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 3:59:59 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 4:37:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FGIbpkdDnlQLnnIT/Jr6K9NebA4sztscTNGaa:JwLlQLnIrJr6K9NebAvH0

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://9sxzz.download.lawyerclam.eu/TUGdriverddlCA.html?__tc=1407818948185&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

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