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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 17 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.81coe.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
68b896cfd3ea68ed9136b1445b6b433f

SHA-1:
cd6baf9e7d3d05a7dacbb02d6cd9bd19be6db928

SHA-256:
a0be0144cd6c88fa95ea637d4b41fbf9393b98b8915477af83c489399702bc94

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/30/2024 3:18:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
836

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.180.60

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1470

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10598

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-21-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.21.04

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.882

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141021

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

File size:
1.2 MB (1,209,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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:
10/20/2014 10:53:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mpEdL1+miBQxprjUQftJLpV1VnaLcpI4Ig+JxMR:EEqmvxD3pRaLcZIg+G

Entry address:
0x7BC9

Entry point:
E8, DA, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B3, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, 6D, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D1, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7B, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 92, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D2, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A5, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, CC, D2, 43, 00, E8, 4C, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 2C, 37, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, C4, D2...
 
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Entropy:
7.5270

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.81coe.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=261&dv1=ad255-gb&kw1=ad255-gb-xx&uuid=c97bec3d-f1ce-4bf2-5cbc-f96f6e6755fe&dv3=c97bec3d-f1ce-4bf2-5cbc-f96f6e6755fe

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