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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 24 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:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
792d1f98f6bd83d24ec593105a02070c

SHA-1:
dc3cb4c1726e8e2a307079ed131d6e97cc19142f

SHA-256:
d6405abc0db1501b70a4e27db36ab766930521fb7be508b48ca3e39fa5c4696d

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:44:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
827

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.1325752
7.11.182.128

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AP [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3305

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1520

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19952

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10648

F-Prot
W32/A-7177c33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-31-10_6

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.31.04

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6961

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.912

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141031

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.1.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
34392

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.3 MB (1,326,952 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 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:
10/30/2014 10:33:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uuq2tmafPHRCOfLIRT26ULQX+llih7yzs905h0OsYOl9ooM3hGrBswDNg4:0aHPixOa9puA

Entry address:
0x7E16

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 98, 17, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 60, 7F, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 90, 17, 45, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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