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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 30 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)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
39346ee18f2e911879a45646b798a7c6

SHA-1:
38e79e248ff0278f1c9ce4709396c6d2680811c7

SHA-256:
ba7c43ec8d06d2e67d35d091b463d8c5e810f792670659a10b0173ef2513329f

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:41:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
5823004

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.188.28

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AM [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1625

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-30249
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20156

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-da546c67
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.21.11

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6939

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.975

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.6.63474

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141121

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.I
14.11.21.22

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35008

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14751
2.0.0.1990

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

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:
10/8/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
10/16/2014 6:33:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9QiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIMr:9/T9N2zsItFa6pZquN

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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