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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 player setup.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 21 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
63470463c680c03f9b26b81e194135ff

SHA-1:
49cf13c62377ee292412ac944e03a034bbddc582

SHA-256:
1b9bda3ff15ede8f5e2b092569929fe9d8ee293441b8ecbc6ffa5635106d70d7

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:37:25 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
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.188.128

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3280

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1640

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20185

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/Buzus.UUTA!tr
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-b9d3a765
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

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6936

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.04

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.11.24.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35088

File size:
1.3 MB (1,390,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2014 11:39:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rTh1KeP51EOj2TNKNaI4HpCl//NWnCCOAyAjLYr6wDbfAC0ZmXaQPmV:rXvPoQCHKtWnCTAyFGwDzsG9Pm

Entry address:
0x6D9E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, AC, 46, 00, FF, 15, 70, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, A0, 11, 46, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, A0, 11, 46, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

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