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flash_player_14_plugin.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 flash_player_14_plugin.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
de96b5fc89aa9c1774e342c1c7d8bee3

SHA-1:
394d518e83a80c4ae0428c2c095d888b0834a7a0

SHA-256:
99267179f33661b7bf4ab1bb4060c93cd52d5edc4e8c7172e69243ab2022294a

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
8/14/2025 4:47:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.ED
857

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.175.224

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140929-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.ED
1.0.20.1370

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-46
0.98/19460

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
10/1/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.ED
11.2014-01-10_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.ED
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13535

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.10.01.07

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6991

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.ED
15.0.0.822

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dflmyv
0.28.2.62440

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.01.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.10.1.7

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33520

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13361
2.0.0.1939

File size:
1.3 MB (1,367,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash_player_14_plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, 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=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2014 1:52:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jGjJZtAXaMb5YpCCNAfGU64giomYhXlZwVBhVS+JbIHICWKotTn+9:jGNZpbmfLRgioDXz+BhA3SvVnw

Entry address:
0x6D2E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, 4C, 46, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, 30, B7, 45, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 30, B7, 45, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.5660

Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

The file flash_player_14_plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4119.com/-lR_KtbL8PvOB-u4kKV2WtRHvgMKYzO3YHVMbTSsuLsJcGMDLaNE35zNnutFFhsPsnniOSCR-hswmr2pBQqSQ363slvBH01qidiJomDF7rlz8VXv_QhZnF5p8NE-QQBg?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7232166374

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