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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 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:
7bf976fc5cec56f8b10f6d11abd75377

SHA-1:
317a4fd714a2c282e5aac0ead37b09e690f0b8d3

SHA-256:
ed14bd338b2673914d4b639c3daaa09c205bfe48ded00b4ea0a4b7939922e35d

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:52:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
799

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
SoftPulse-BB [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Pluginup
2015.0.3277

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
1.0.20.1660

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20215

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/28/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.28.03

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6933

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
15.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djhpad
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.28.3

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

File size:
1004.2 KB (1,028,336 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 1:59:59 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:
11/24/2014 6:40:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kuEVtYGn52JP5X6WgklW+MjbFZHtkbMzNLfPef8BcxxL5tDu7:Z6sT/4+6b/OgPefWcxfFS

Entry address:
0x177320

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
968 KB (991,232 bytes)

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