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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bfdacbdf0cf8c93efaf8b439b2e3fe74

SHA-1:
3ff3645b86660f0da2a9c0469c7c5abdbfe3b2ac

SHA-256:
1f9d670a4a3457dc67afbc07d68bfe23b71fe0d3e5ee45e1e1e4fd671a9cd180

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 10:34:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154268
6473648

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.205.178

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150126-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3215

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
1.0.20.140

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-89
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20877

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-447b698f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14786

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.28.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6871

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmhxcl
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154268
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.28.13

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.38116
2.0.0.2048

File size:
934.1 KB (956,528 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:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 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:
1/15/2015 1:56:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uCHIrRHW4Wym2dDrHLt75ZeL8VlF/5ktz1botKdgA0ycwri1jW7m5j5OKb4cKvzu:XorEmB5h7muzkJ1bjPri1Am9KvVY

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 90, 27, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 6C, 38, 43, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 10, 41, 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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Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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