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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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e7f8daf5b3a1efc755f6298994f4bbaa

SHA-1:
456b2196475265ce76cb8cebfc2fb0868346cfef

SHA-256:
f9d312ac6a05f933b5a96a0e2b9bbb4e582b4f4c12c7d4163b6e3acad5ca8392

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:53:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.174.84

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10461

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
9/23/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13476

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2842

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.12.05.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1121.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dflmyv
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.23.13

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

File size:
1.3 MB (1,369,600 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:
COMODO CA Limited

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, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

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:fGjJZtAXaMb5YpCCNAfGU64giomYhXlZwVBhVS+JbIHICWKotTn+tc:fGNZpbmfLRgioDXz+BhA3SvVn6c

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:
7.5667

Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

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