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

MD5:
3db8d2f44a6b048d0c061eab269d599b

SHA-1:
616dec95675a6db89a403be2ffd9c6ebf7182aee

SHA-256:
0f99340cf7695ee7d958e3b006067b4e65e9a558d32079f51d658fb45f293349

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:17:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Trojan horse PSW.Agent.BGTK
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.68934
1.0.20.1640

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20185

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.9
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.68934
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-8073eb33
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.68934
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.68934
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14120

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.24.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6936

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.68934
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dinrcc
0.28.6.63726

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.24.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

File size:
726.3 KB (743,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\low\content.ie5\jk7jm1w5\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:
11/10/2014 11:53:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3QbnG7RMabqk/sGlG6fD6QrTTgHNTtg4Es8HJrKFIUUub60KoSZI1nYR:AbG7RNLsh6+iTOH8prd1Q0

Entry address:
0xF2C80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, FB, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 7B, 08, 0F, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 7A, AC, 0A, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
688 KB (704,512 bytes)

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