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Video Plugin software 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 itunes.exe by Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
22d86535f8275aef5e1c51b7833a3914

SHA-1:
b07e671e1cf740ba27c1777724aeb6396d3422bf

SHA-256:
728d14af650a9ef86a92eb340d4d866e728f3331e23ef3126ef5c77c9596ef1c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 10:31:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.15

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\telechargements\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/4/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, STREET=El Pozo 17, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
10384504286EDB5BB905D662E110511A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2015 10:08:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, DC, 89, 8B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 3B, BD, D9, C8, AA, 4F, 2D, F3, AA, 83, 1E, 2D, F1, CF, 86, 59, B4, 59, 7E, 61, 56, 70, 92, F9, 11, 61, 6A, BF, 32, BF, CF, AF, A9, 0B, 83, 85, DD, 18, 1E, 35, 4F, 1E, 0E, 72, 2C, AA, AC, 1B, EB, 02, E2, C3, CA, 46, E2, 09, 7F, 45, 8B, 0C, 62, 2E, 38, BB, 12, B5, CA, A0, 28, 5F, D3, 66, 58, 9D, B1, A6, F1, 06, A8, 85, BC, 91, C5, D6, 09, B4, F1, 5E, 56, CA, 3B, 1C, 03...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,905,024 bytes)

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