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java_installer.exe

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 29 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:
2fc6b33588d44b46b6cefa01c9840f6e

SHA-1:
f4f45b91f30df9beb86e9296542a6de03673ed75

SHA-256:
b4d7c21d320b9f50b9d86cf5eefb8f2d377d340c7808a54d816d80258110130e

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:57:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11738692
804

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2014.09.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.140

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11738692
1.0.20.1635

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11683
0.98/19411

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11738692
8.14.11.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10445

F-Prot
W32/A-ee49b44a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11738692
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11738692
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup (44).exe (Adware)
2014.11.23.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2903

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2014.09.19.09

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7002

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.642.0

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11738692
15.0.0.981

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhulg
0.28.2.62151

Norman
Malware
11.20140919

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11738692
14.09.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.9.18.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12778
2.0.0.1929

File size:
1 MB (1,062,592 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:
9/16/2014 11:09:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ImfVKeJeWFhd8I/WH0iXIIfCCbiZpYPab0T0V:HNFdWUiXpfVkptb0Ta

Entry address:
0x6607

Entry point:
E8, 11, 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:
7.7842  (probably packed)

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

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

http://ttb.newallsoft.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=7155454194

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