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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.dllfilergo.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
93ee64774b43a01844d53d541a192fb4

SHA-1:
1eb87d29ac2d965596ca37ad38a226e100d1f4a8

SHA-256:
8ddc061e229fdaf993fe263c061acb6bb58410bf8ec44af85bb61b9a21e4fe3f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/25/2024 2:59:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.5.8.17

File size:
661.7 KB (677,584 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 SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0A60DA2AFE7F48EEC6717049FBCE860B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2015 2:18:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ot/OzBP0yd8fo/BC5gMdPzNRNN+nHPPgJHHgxKtarc8UbaFmnBA:OteBP0045Zdrb2HgJg5c7bi

Entry address:
0x1DE290

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dllfilergo.com/download/request/.../NvFRlZH6?__tc=1429712789.121&lpsl=5dbed5b300980f0bae60554eafdb62c6&expire=1429799182&subID=MTAxMnw2NDY4fFBMfDN8MXx8|506a7d8ebfb48696528b833ad03d9f2d-263-803&slp=www.thefiledwnld.com&fileName=Setup

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