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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 java.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 5 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 Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
58174136f0f13a5e3978b34c3031e5bc

SHA-1:
a4221bbba9405e36c9350e45acc2a023fd294fe1

SHA-256:
683cb2e839fd8cccc24f1b03bdc9c825fbf6f60ccda1a950ab74eaeffbcb71f0

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 8:20:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3403

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10148

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7059

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.E
14.7.24.16

File size:
1.3 MB (1,407,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
7/24/2014 10:02:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1tV/UHOeA2prp4OfbiWtFbexLRHfZiUkCHl9nWVA/1Fwr1pLqxj6+M8O:6BPbNjexaUkCH7Ww1odqxj6p

Entry address:
0x6696

Entry point:
E8, 74, 43, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 13, 00, 00, FF, 35, C8, 0E, 47, 00, FF, 15, E4, 40, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 6B, 3B, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 82, 48, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 99, 48, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D9, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 13, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 85, 46, 00, E8, A8, 2F, 00, 00, 68, E8, DE, 46, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 85...
 
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Entropy:
7.3689

Code size:
74 KB (75,776 bytes)

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

http://www.dundown.com/.../Java.exe

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