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fun_games.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 fun_games.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fb3d8a148076c35038a0138461b0f409

SHA-1:
6e7fd8756501f7f0a1cbe3bfaf727c4b1fd003cf

SHA-256:
2bedf044458ff6aab2361f6cc9fb6e82997a403f2ebd0c3c20f283e1f50637a4

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:17:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OIL
5826990

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.OIL
7.11.188.58

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OIL
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-10314
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.J
20164

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28579
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OIL
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-715bba29
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OIL
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Adware.Agent.OIL
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.22.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6938

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OIL
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deikti
0.28.6.63474

Norman
Malware
11.20141122

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OIL
14.11.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.04

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.J
14.11.22.16

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EfKQTCB
37.0.11292

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11842
2.0.0.1991

File size:
1.2 MB (1,261,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 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:
9/1/2014 7:42:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:r8Ax9GLS59Q2SQUVqyeFtBJepApojDkfW/1RJMGdmXb:7955i2S5VFIBJewerJMkmr

Entry address:
0x6100

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, B4, 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, 38...
 
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Entropy:
7.5953

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=275369&SID=US&AFID=310960&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=102cce3ac6463a9023ac6cb116d8cf&p_r=Global_gameoff_STT_BouncingBalls&pubid=1234

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