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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 14 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:
23bcb35f2a0cb6886c5700710b53ea10

SHA-1:
d1eddfeabc8b87938df238a724972c946e58e762

SHA-256:
b01e79aba26be2c98d5bc64eebd9f573ebbeb386dd523f9632d4b02184c73791

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:21:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.GL
827

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.130

avast!
Malware-gen
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3305

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.GL
1.0.20.1520

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.GL
11.2014-31-10_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.GL
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.31.05

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6961

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
377.3 KB (386,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\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:
10/28/2014 8:47:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5clplmpqjhAUlAVBUHKpi/ghUlsdZt/VZNwU8htyjuZisqpNRsYhk4Ijl:GlplmpmHAVBVg/8ZXGyWisqaYhk42

Entry address:
0xEE6C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.7919

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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