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Video Plugin software 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 installation.exe by Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kingsdowns.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6a6b5c5f4c4acc1e1221119d10a370cd

SHA-1:
d1be23e70842b7faf62a13b7371a869ae6befd6c

SHA-256:
f5e7ec66ddf6a81ebe856f988814d72bddedab1df67c2cf683505fe2fad04798

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 9:14:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
663

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.13

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DD [Adw]
2014.9-150412

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3141

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.510

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21739

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19495
9.0.1.0102

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
8.15.04.12.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.2015-12-04_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 377604.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.14.20

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15567

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.04.12.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.306

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dniuit
0.30.10.952

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftware
15.4.12.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Inject
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.109
2.0.0.2068

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
51093A5F034FCF193FD13CF183326CEC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 7:06:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kbHA6jtmw6W+sPQd3I3mLADJZCBDSfntkQPAq:kRt16W+sPQpVkDuw/tkQd

Entry address:
0x14C5C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, FB, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 42, AA, 14, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, BE, 55, 10, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9866  (probably packed)

Code size:
1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

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

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../gb.php?kw1=xad66-gbfr-300-js-wdj-AD-flv-gb-apx

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