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driver_updater.exe

Plugin Update 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 driver_updater.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from bkozz.download.mkvboot.eu.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f0c5629db8b085cc1ca49c674e2a26cb

SHA-1:
37d39039668912e7ccbd94d1c9f5648df83fef68

SHA-256:
f69b5e3cd4f30c4f844f76c2605725deadc8fb4121434eefc9034d8994bff96e

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 10:53:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
867

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Zusy.107390.2
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3345

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/21411

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.20.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10444

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.20.01

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7001

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.789

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.9.20.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 4:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9DE6:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdtOE6

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://bkozz.download.mkvboot.eu/TUGdriverddlBR.html?__tc=1411135532048&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

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