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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 15 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:
7efed08f3b0fe0b45d2a3cf6b9890404

SHA-1:
7f15e1e0c0508a1a9a8e6e1733a067847d5e94d6

SHA-256:
cf110d168f7f0b2720d246360d31b2040b6341af181b7afc0e533c9edd092251

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:58:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.GL
826

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.180

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.GL
1.0.20.1525

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10654

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.GL
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.GL
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.01.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6960

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34424

File size:
357.4 KB (366,016 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 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:
10/27/2014 11:26:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:DnLnp+SGhJJ67vlkaHICi/dvZj9JoaOu8Osa0CA8ztvwnoqdDQjes0061XibPpwy:jLnprGhS7vJk192aOuRM2ztvwnAjesdP

Entry address:
0xEE780

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8115

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
316 KB (323,584 bytes)

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