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Plugin Update SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 26 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 SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
ac49dbbb45f270912d61340ff4556f47

SHA-1:
b847a00a7ba8bc5f56fec9f631a8d68608581426

SHA-256:
0051a470f22618912a29f6802c2b00556793e93ddb5c767196eae61c9902f464

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:09:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
5827180

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.188.58

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-790064
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20164

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-5335fb84
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

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

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6938

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dfwgwa
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.22.16

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13772
2.0.0.1991

File size:
1.3 MB (1,410,600 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 SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2014 6:37:12 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:g8maeLsj74Tl3ZvYbIwhtdAP/zy1ilLShKOWBGF7UYCtftv29XfB:g8CJeMwhtO/zk0K8f/He5

Entry address:
0x7DB0

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, FE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 08, 5E, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, C3, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 5E, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5587

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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