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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 setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 37 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)

MD5:
b5a3deaa0dd706308fd433a1e08481c3

SHA-1:
04ffcd0966581d8fbfdaea54ff52f85efcdbbb0d

SHA-256:
72f30656ad3e441a7a13db29e279e394860fa27d1e8ff81cc4866d3a3cc1b245

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:21:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
678

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.16

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150328

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3156

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.435

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19904

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21575

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Adware.Downware.9039
9.0.1.087

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.15.03.28.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
3/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-3b323074
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-28-03_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (32).exe (Adware)
2015.7.3.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2276

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.03.28.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
16.0.0.261

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dijqtn
0.28.6.63362

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
11.20150328

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.981464
15.03.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.28.08

Quick Heal
Trojan.CoreBuzus.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.28.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Dropper!6.1A25
23.00.65.15326

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.87

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36468

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.44
2.0.0.1983

File size:
958.5 KB (981,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
11/7/2014 7:27:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y9+z4WWD6/G3a72nsZTHZROn7MjX/C++u0+jJhkCam:y9+z4Witq7IGZRO7oXD0+1hwm

Entry address:
0x136F6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 18, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.3892

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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