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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 admin.filermagno.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fad53774db64ff000298e700cd24cbe8

SHA-1:
48840b31d75b940e149a9c9431afab8d924c7282

SHA-256:
4c8d005b39ea2f66afb5f0d9b3c6ba5effecfe5c9d3c66eb92faa2c532a13d35

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:
5/19/2024 10:37:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.3.9.4

File size:
667.5 KB (683,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 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:
61AB9AA4D7FF7EA15E42B70E3A571482

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2015 12:02:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Z3tMauoDudy2am+9oZ2XcOltdroiIsMvXAswpUBv18Bu2hezko:pt0E2aFoZ2MOltdroiVeXtfpe3Mzko

Entry address:
0x1A0D20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EF, 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://admin.filermagno.com/0K7D1oJ7iLkrlWJns_jfGdPVmYxe9eh3QjDkED4d_JTg4eHyyzodP1KUdCJxnk5DL_RsYl-P_i3XMhVuPxWIZpUYoL0PLUC6sMQqFRDOWCnIBJrQMoFeLSr5CD8dyvXWcS4i-hvL8wq-SOde3vmpaqgPyYYUs-YFdlG4WnK41enTBmG9Gu3_zLZ04dYfWG65eIcK7rvEfKb2bu4Fw29m0CNENJ9hMD5Nil-weVHG-uhAikbyuekfc6mHkYbrr0X84QhsoWIKscw9qd825Vk171Xi3MPA8TUp-4Wqh1cQAcrZ0XnnjT9aCxTYO7aR90DLxn4HbgY8o3moe_1GpMqBvJ9LxLxMFSBOQhw8EqyubzKh_EW_Vk1221dBF3z7gxghuQg2tFzfc6GTWI3TF7fRPa1IV5oMHCkk8qL32_nYAx_SlcQC5abbPlgNgdFOAwhn

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