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Plugin Update S.L.

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 install flashplayer15x32 15 0 1.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0f64d1a707c7e88181953dc62dd867e7

SHA-1:
dc0ba125cbe5339e85a6eefeec356dc1776053d5

SHA-256:
36b58b4af4e6f09f5e8a024a7351068745e58eef33b1251ac67fc100fe849ef2

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:42:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1090660
515

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DD [Adw]
2014.9-150907

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.0250

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.1090660
8.15.09.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1090660
11.2015-07-09_2

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player.exe (Adware)
2015.9.7.21

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1460

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6649

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.3.2

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
597.7 KB (612,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install flashplayer15x32 15 0 1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update S.L., 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/13/2015 6:39:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VDFhwQO+QSWbzHuBnTHhhpwkQifzN1hXtJAgh02xMjDr+K:VDFhwF+QSCzHuBzTlhzjhd6m9xRK

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
B8, 04, BF, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, BD, E0, 1B, 9D, F3, 0F, E0, 04, B2, 30, 6F, C5, B2, 4E, 4C, DD, DE, AB, D6, 05, 75, 42, 60, 93, 74, E5, 55, A7, 31, D3, 5C, 00, F1, 79, C9, BD, 9B, F6, 2C, BA, 73, E8, 12, 7F, 3E, 56, 3A, 57, A3, F2, 41, 8D, 9A, BC, 5A, E7, 98, 33, DD, 73, 1B, C4, 6F, B6, 82, AB, 92, 10, 9B, 1B, 94, 63, B4, 0C, AF, EB, 94, 42, 06, 8E, F0, D5, 51, 7C, CA, 01, D0, 68, 23, 6D, 3D, F6, E2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9665

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

The file install flashplayer15x32 15 0 1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../us.php?kw1=xad16-us-728-lm&kw2=ad16-us

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