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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 setup.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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
870f10b808d16416502b9009f0d2fc12

SHA-1:
047d6b41d1ca0dc78229c0ae690f5edc0548ae10

SHA-256:
3b2d4f22f56ec68e18415719911fef4825926dee87a3771cfb4de975ed537d7e

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:
4/25/2024 10:29:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11888783
833

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.181.10

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AI [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11888783
1.0.20.1485

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-51
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34754
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11888783
8.14.10.24.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10615

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
10/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3dfc4001
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11888783
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11888783
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.10.24.03

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6967

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11888783
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dfslei
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11888783
14.10.24.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.24.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.JLTAcY
37.0.11246

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13583
2.0.0.1966

File size:
1.3 MB (1,386,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 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:
9/27/2014 10:19:31 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Mq+qn68d/9eY7xekbbG6GgT0EzUm3O2AR1mYpxkhn8OTYgpqomoFufWUxJkS9sQe:Mq7669wmb7T0ELmmYs7t3

Entry address:
0x7DE0

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, 9E, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 70, 00, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 8C, 65, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 68, 00, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5697

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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