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google chrome.exe

Digital Plugin 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 google chrome.exe by Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 20 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

google chrome.exe

Publisher:

Digital Plugin SL (signed and verified)

MD5:

275b1a06c1b2aef0a2023147264166da

SHA-1:

6e7159b44dbf5ee6e7d8c80057881a6ec957d6bd

SHA-256:

052e6898a17d194caced0bda0ecaf462bf8afb2bad5aa6b0b573c2c674ede6de

Scanner detections:

20 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

5/1/2024 8:55:22 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P

6208672

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/SoftPulse

2015.04.02

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/SoftPulse.J.1

3.6.1.96

avast!

Win32:SoftPulse-GP [PUP]

2014.9-150706

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3152

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P

1.0.20.460

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Domaiq.175

9.0.1.092

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AE

8.15.04.02.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.AA potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse

11.2015-02-04_5

G Data

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse

15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of non confirmé 514312.crdownload (Adware)

2015.7.6.20

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.202.15641

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd

14.0.0.1776

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C

v2015.04.02.12

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AE

16.0.0.276

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Softpulse

15.4.2.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

38882

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.225

2.0.0.2143

File size:

525.7 KB (538,304 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Digital Plugin SL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/27/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/28/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de 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:

4ED5D9A2F23912A93AD2937C038B77F4

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/1/2015 1:34:28 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:pxD5+98h3PcS8EJZUyLQoJcZZs5zolLjng/yML:FY8hPcSZuyLQicZZwzwgKML

Entry address:

0x1A13CB

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9098

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1010.5 KB (1,034,752 bytes)

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

http://admin.0k8wezr.com/FrlEeW_AJfCDZwYYw9LVwZonGkF3w-vpVODSfkxhK8u13fRHCV--lye8nju0mAATSpMmPT4payW2tKwLDR2yaBYVzlQ2gTpap_t9gzfN77yOKOG5IgmnDpOzCF_hyXLg52YbxR01DIhHCKkuYMkiUnft6AsBKNeU0RCgNhVxe5EWRwNeNGMV3bNY3zZfJAHO

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