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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.softpcdll.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e8c69e6241c047c931a9c0a2823e9a5

SHA-1:
fbd21b0102cee76664d8ace98dd7a944d7a17fca

SHA-256:
010862404d9998ea27f7f24ffa71bdfbd46bc3f14a6dc5af458e44746b1f4b62

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:42:39 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
877

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.170.152

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
2014.9-140910

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
1.0.20.1265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
8.14.09.10.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10356

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Joiner.NAH!tr
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-ed54a3d0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
11.2014-10-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3270

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.02.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
15.0.0.759

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.denqpy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140902

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.9.2.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12093
2.0.0.1917

File size:
1.2 MB (1,262,784 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/2/2014 4:37:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uGD1/ZXsoT57jWpD5PmAavQOiAA+BBSw3j3gEIBCqZShfVDZ/8X:uI1Bsot/WaAbOiYd3gEXBpVd8

Entry address:
0x3549

Entry point:
E8, BD, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 98, AC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 70, 10, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B9, 39, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 70, 48, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 87, 48, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, C7, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6D, 14, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 80, 16, 41, 00, E8, 6A, 30, 00, 00, 68, B4, 75, 41, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 78, 16, 41, 00, E8, 78, 0E...
 
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Entropy:
7.5939

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../ey8pIpfk?PubID=79_3811_3180&ClickID=6920046929

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