» driver_updater.exe
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Analysis
File Details

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 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.

File name:

driver_updater.exe

Publisher:

Plugin Update SL (signed and verified)

MD5:

0d63d0996626d9011dd5944299e13eac

SHA-1:

aa0947c78f669e6ecee1841e19f0b7f46c9d8a9b

SHA-256:

2ca8f52452424be4c004e9b5edf3f5be58f0d449d88a2b61a2ef4063dbab55d5

Scanner detections:

22 / 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:

1/15/2025 4:29:56 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

871

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Dropper.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:SoftPulse-V [PUP]

2014.9-140807

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3389

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

1.0.20.1300

Dr.Web

Trojan.Click3.3888

9.0.1.0219

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

8.14.09.17.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

11.2014-17-09_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of realplayer.exe (Adware)

2014.10.1.16

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.Win32.Buzus

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13086

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3239

McAfee

SoftPulse

5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

15.0.0.780

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.ddthbj

0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.07.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O

14.8.7.14

Sophos

SoftPulse

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

32210

File size:

1.2 MB (1,236,160 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:

6/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:

8/7/2014 3:13:55 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:MQ7ewqp6yPM2lX2DTYXXDVVkR2ou2LnOgdhNao:Mf4yU2wDiXDe2/2/B

Entry address:

0x89D0

Entry point:

E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 80, 43... 
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Entropy:

7.7563 (probably packed)

Code size:

73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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