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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 data.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
462062de553d1f3d4d7607a205ded79b

SHA-1:
bb4e84d53bb9bfc2232b96f8e3249893ee6d5d5b

SHA-256:
4dfe59970f7097ae38cb93730d079ed040fae601a48c67ded083146873767e15

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 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:
12/24/2024 5:07:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.1

File size:
624.6 KB (639,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\data.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:
12/5/2009 11:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30DE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 27, 7A, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, A4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 68, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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