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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:
51ad25be45eaaa68922d2e2a867f7ba7

SHA-1:
491c0da2b3765457eb2b885fc57792712eb00577

SHA-256:
0fcf7a0112f46040cc957472cc13761e45a86e93ea6ada14069859b26df55ce0

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 '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:
5/19/2024 8:12:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.3.6.1

File size:
1.2 MB (1,266,224 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:
8/26/2015 10:49:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jd/IPtWBlunbhkQBGfPiy6zsZWBceUTpUy8pOiswzfyjBf+PTKyj:J/IPtwQnTs6YgcPTd8pOiruBfSl

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 08, F5, 8A, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 62, E3, F7, 7C, 8F, 98, 9A, C3, ED, 2A, 27, 31, C0, E3, 40, F4, E8, D9, 38, 65, F8, 2B, 28, 38, 6B, 97, C0, DF, 50, 01, C4, 43, 6E, 66, 9E, 88, 6A, 45, 60, D4, 39, 07, AD, 3B, A2, 45, F6, 96, 01, 9D, DB, 80, 6F, 72, E7, 11, 93, 79, 8E, D7, 38, 47, 6C, D8, 74, 20, CE, 9B, 1A, 3A, 1D, 8F, 47, EA, 43, B4, 0B, 2E, 35, 5B, 41, 91, E8, FA, 8A, B7, EE, C8, 0A, 77, A7, 36, A0...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.8 MB (3,950,592 bytes)

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

http://admin.filermagno.com/iPN6JNb48-4DqAZ1THCDBBBmE5WFkJkK9kXVOf3TzjU40bYdGZvbbLYgTC6QdJTXI8FAOMNmoiFTSw7z1TaFOUP4LcSsIGUf5CTVgGPApx46jrbTZ_zC90U4kEtqkUvSo_DEzF2MEKapcprFBJr4Qb7-LP4v3LecTqKh0WBEd9jaYTAXad0Gwv3BALnhrOKgcghc_ZT_PC__RmlY_eAzbsXJqHagNs-UJEbqACv3vBxMu4AeclHEWs3FScl7zBcIyLpL8kX2gUJmePvyN-_f4W27yoF-A3MVxvC5PcH7U7bOa-KB_1RP35GRCnnDwrvzeyCiRLuCQSA3BIT8ybZbBUsBswTK2F4xEevQMZwwfLJ1KK9dCN_Mj8EUdm0oAYWsPMZ3N2z5SBJ8Vk9FdjUjeJ9E0yaehDKoSKKxwuFtV_lKebT29iUbOd6CwXZDvNZt

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