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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4117.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8981365f4aa23346488e5ab71aae8adc

SHA-1:
bb91d49697a0fd06b2078fc087e1d2138971bade

SHA-256:
def63674c23ef024ebb67de9398ba6b409f19556c3d45e732a826ec20b7e0738

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/21/2024 12:53:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.22

File size:
1 MB (1,056,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\fun_games.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
9/18/2014 8:14:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LJ0FPl0XoDnqgEdhlaCT3xXGHRXjEuuMjM4jm6dVriAUli8WXHXlpqR:LWFPaXGalaCTt8XjwoGji8vR

Entry address:
0x351D

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 3D, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, A0, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 07, 44, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, B9, 41, 00, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 10, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, 15, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A...
 
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Entropy:
7.7975  (probably packed)

Code size:
64.5 KB (66,048 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4117.com/jd0xueci6ZvoGQwNL-Li7XDxphHvNfI7s9kqSlhxZctiUXVMG0Ugfh-4gWMSYw12wVAbcztknG8Vb9WL3GPMyQn-7eXk4u_uhk0jp_L-Ji4

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