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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 31 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ed5a039eed2841237c42eb982a8f43b

SHA-1:
712497a12976bf04e2d0ee9b0b18263072f45ca2

SHA-256:
5030da97de24071f9f1af99a9f2059f6a5518ce626a16973210955e1b8c244f7

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/23/2024 7:25:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
6489972

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.206.0

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.150

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20000

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20902

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.Domaiq.10
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
1/30/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-27498b1e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14814

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.30.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.diongu
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.30.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A.mue
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.30.13

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.11
2.0.0.2049

File size:
951.5 KB (974,304 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:
11/10/2014 4:31:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zOxeBzN8nmSWwlAq/DsJqdzv7PHoqu4gqWyGU/b:zOQPzF67PoMhGyb

Entry address:
0x13706

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, E8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 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:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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