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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 30 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)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
7b9ca7a4036f63d0501ee2ed55d8c073

SHA-1:
9180449099bee8db2116a3b8d7a3617729bad96b

SHA-256:
a0399c53ce7830836229b5211fd6c89caa72ed997d264cd4b621dad8824c3095

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 2:26:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
834

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1485

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-57
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10588

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloaderLMN
10/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-06a035cc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.24.06

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6968

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1623056
14.10.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.24.06

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.24.6

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10280

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.1960

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/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYm:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uidl

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)

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