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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. 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:
6a126bcb669c295f4026a6e7fe4321e3

SHA-1:
fcdd8c4249f2af1c54807552d4853bf206b9bb4c

SHA-256:
faf8ee448014ec2a7bd51d916c8210851b67d5d4272b282b5f75e4bf26b66d49

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:
4/30/2024 5:21:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
832

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.181.56

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3310

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1495

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19906

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10621

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-26-10_1

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3011

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.26.07

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6966

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141026

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.1.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.2 MB (1,245,656 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:
10/22/2014 12:53:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:48L6VIJcRi1mjztVwUkikOHLO8Yleg7I+SzUvnGwUCOYeySU:4+d1yVwe/YrITzUvnelyl

Entry address:
0x7D26

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, F8, 5B, 44, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, C0, C3, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F0, 5B, 44, 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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Entropy:
7.5281

Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

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

http://www.81coe.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=301&dv1=ad295-gb&kw1=ad295-gb-xx&uuid=b1ee3310-96c7-43a3-4618-31820dc3157b&dv3=b1ee3310-96c7-43a3-4618-31820dc3157b

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