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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from clkmon.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d459254067e3c6519560034a4fc7eb4d

SHA-1:
a2bc4515d77f874a2d473207f641e6e3ea09ea43

SHA-256:
fb572d31c974561fc7c6bd33974e96deff0d0b650a58f15b2b789c279fe3c953

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:43:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.31

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.189.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BD [PUP]
2014.9-150330

AVG
Pluginup
2016.0.3154

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20250

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11401

F-Prot
W32/S-42cf8173
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.SoftPulse
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of superantispyware.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.20

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15430

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1786

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.03.30.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djizrk
0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.30.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.30.22

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH06KR14
7.2.89

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse
35302

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.53
2.0.0.2122

File size:
888.7 KB (910,064 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, 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:
23D0DE494A0B1445D561131B4AEDA90C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 9:48:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jJqpPpXeJHnKE4sDWtq3tyrkkna9oQyx:jJ6xXeBN4sStu8rkCay9x

Entry address:
0x186470

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, F5, FF, 66, 81, 87, 1C, B5, 18, 00, 03, 00, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 7B, 48, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 64, 74, 0D, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9...
 
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Entropy:
7.9876  (probably packed)

Code size:
868 KB (888,832 bytes)

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

http://clkmon.com/.../banners?pid=15867&cid=SU1&action=r

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