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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:
16103de7b2d63ad0c3478fc50995bc78

SHA-1:
ba8fb45c5b5f081c7d1de3b56e1cc4b833e43f0e

SHA-256:
d98cca1911d79f9c8c6e0c74c20591befe66b61e2974111eb9e4d463db5c6087

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 11:07:18 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

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.SoftPulse
2014.10.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.180.234

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AJ [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
BundleApp_r
2015.0.3312

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

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-790362
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10613

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
10/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c6202e0a
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
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13789

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.24.05

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6968

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

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dfwgwt
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.10.24.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13584
2.0.0.1966

File size:
1.3 MB (1,391,136 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/29/2014 12:36:43 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ixP8/8Mle/jYpx1BNgldCjjhyYQCuA0VaBVSK3yg13J2uUme4ZDDi:ipILclE5yYQ/daqrKJ2Se4ZK

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 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, 44, 11, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 5C, 76, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 3C, 11, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5723

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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