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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 player setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 28 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
75f09da4f41c8f567f84fbda4c6b8921

SHA-1:
36435852f94133662a278d06555f8d3a64cdd42e

SHA-256:
9cd5a84b1a09275aa76d9efe7d3772f913ad3e97815a0a1074e612ae795fb2c0

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
5/5/2024 3:28:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
5832005

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AL [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3280

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Kazy-23
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20185

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-0ff1aefc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.24.04

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6936

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dgqttv
0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.11.24.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14594
2.0.0.1992

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,752 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
10/14/2014 1:40:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qSGxzDKw6w2qa3LgMc8SLFDY/8LeS2899E7D3AYNACMzb7noKcxl4B6obXWRAfbp:jxw8wFDY3wE3wY6cxI6gWUbIwMLHf/c

Entry address:
0x763E

Entry point:
E8, D5, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, AE, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, AD, 44, 00, FF, 15, D8, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, CC, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 76, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 8D, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A0, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C8, 13, 44, 00, E8, 47, 2F, 00, 00, 68, CC, 76, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, C0, 13...
 
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Code size:
80 KB (81,920 bytes)

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