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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4096.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
07ccabdd719a4a99eda3b4b3a72b4527

SHA-1:
79990d1bb675a647478ebef7a9b545fc8561dabb

SHA-256:
b5aa8124aeff7a846aa2093173bf5091799b8a272edfe2788193490ef99e7081

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/6/2024 6:29:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
844

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Symmi.46906
7.11.177.244

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3322

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1430

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Buzus-19959
0.98/19507

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.H
19791

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.105611
14.10.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
10/13/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-2e7f3c3f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
11.2014-13-10_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13662

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.13.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1458368
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Zbot.M
14.10.13.08

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.10.13.19

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11990
2.0.0.1953

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,368 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=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:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 1:10:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:orK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8As:orBew72604doSw6ewD

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6026

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file driver_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4096.com/hMBrJ-B3sjFsSlhU0J5fUWnO6s0V4PlNW9UgT-eXdetj0t_ek1SdWmTodsKzYRtHoFJiZwis_-45kFRNiAwE4XISOJBLHlSQNgxvM0B40gA?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../ey8pIpfk?PubID=79_3811_3180&ClickID=6894953546

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