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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_installer.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 30 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. 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:
f1dd8e85d91387d64867edcc1846a66b

SHA-1:
94557c68ae8163e5a4bb264dec19cfa5fd6fa801

SHA-256:
10fb43d3ff9aef41a9553842a298c7cdc56d9f55233cd0217cddfb74ba4b56de

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/20/2024 1:49:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
870

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Inject.1526984
2014.09.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.170.250

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-NP [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
1.0.20.1300

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-40
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.GEE
19546

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30734
9.0.1.0260

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
14.09.17

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10373

F-Prot
W32/A-926844fe
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-17-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.22.11

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2909

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.17.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
15.0.0.780

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.deniau
0.28.2.62151

Norman
Malware
11.20140917

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.9.17.19

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12175
2.0.0.1926

File size:
1.5 MB (1,526,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

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

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:
9/4/2014 2:32:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:G5IM/V0deM5lZ2ykPYMkrQ1OrWaRyv2PBcSL+L5/+FMoQl/ugQWiBdrfO+a+8:8IBfvMkrNrf0u3qdaNLgQWiO+c

Entry address:
0x5A07

Entry point:
E8, 41, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.6199

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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