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

MD5:
c38d1a1bbbe38fb4c8f6e90dad8a03a5

SHA-1:
c0186e7dc9e940a0795bc0cfe39e18390c89590f

SHA-256:
4ba8ab9f0e7f8ef7d8255f7c88b254485535bf38b9d00da177cd02deef89ed10

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/27/2024 4:22:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
870

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1305

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11248
0.98/19406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19567

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.11.21.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10444

F-Prot
W32/A-1bb2709d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.21.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2914

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.18.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7004

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.496.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344744
14.09.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.17.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1927

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, 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=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:
9/11/2014 4:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9pyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPO:6yFPu8D9k5QELuLW

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6715

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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