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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 37 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwinupdate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
fb59ddc2564ffd429ffcb5b7bb14a2fb

SHA-1:
641c566cab5b217b54bb63730348810ab0c93fbf

SHA-256:
af3b65cf85bc85fd2af057b95006c101f17e9a5c05323a1d9faf5caeceb36719

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
5/5/2024 5:14:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
5774816

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.05.13

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AK [PUP]
2014.9-150512

AVG
PSW.Agent
2016.0.3111

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.20.660

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20449

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
22094

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloaderLMN
5/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-e7a1a05d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player.exe (Adware)
2015.8.9.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2050

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.05.12.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6767

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
16.0.0.396

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1626064
14.10.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Buzus.BR
15.05.12.10

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.5.12.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Buzus.fyv!1075356016
23.00.65.15510

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.fHVYcIC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.132

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.1967

File size:
1.6 MB (1,626,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/9/2014 11:11:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+zD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYP:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uidw

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.4833

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://www.softwinupdate.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=160&dv1=ad154-gb&kw1=ad154-gb-xx&uuid=c4807407-8aba-4155-540d-c03701b681b0&dv3=c4807407-8aba-4155-540d-c03701b681b0

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