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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 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee406324bea3217da22754129a93c4c0

SHA-1:
b0bd7cbc2a0f4d32f87b01019468cb00b31dcffe

SHA-256:
13a578d913f7d74eb36e60f1621f7992059a572c551f795fe204c740e3ae5b66

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/26/2024 7:37:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
833

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3384

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
1.0.20.1125

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.27075
9.0.1.0225

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
8.14.08.13.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
11.2014-25-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of Setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.25.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7040

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.61140
15.0.0.675

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.13.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.R
14.8.13.10

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32186

File size:
1.1 MB (1,102,920 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 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:
8/13/2014 9:43:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EGI8pQOB1+DVhjrc0nMUclkd/9C6EzI601CAqwzd5QoSR8W:jaOT+DVhnDjrCE608CG7

Entry address:
0x5D80

Entry point:
E8, 5F, 20, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, 20, 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, B0, 10, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 30...
 
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Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

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