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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 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4062.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ba3abe8559b38e93b22fa5728f97306d

SHA-1:
b485e32b5cfec97a227310ef55f28252b64572e7

SHA-256:
19626d51bf9a1b0bf4bcc2fb29a68d73adcc91ce8511328121dba47710aa6374

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
11/24/2024 8:20:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
889

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.djcr.8
7.11.170.24

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-W [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1210

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.30.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deikti
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.30.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.8.29.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
2.6 MB (2,730,688 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 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:
8/27/2014 12:29:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:7qqOL6nGTTuI8AG5v+lhJNp11+H2RotvGZpRwg0VcTimloqN2IfEX0tqN:7qqVGvI8lhjpLTRoJ2RbZTimmRX0tqN

Entry address:
0x6100

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, B4, 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, 38...
 
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Entropy:
7.8708  (probably packed)

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file driver_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4062.com/IJcNnoI2f5mKLDG5ttOSwfv35-6Kpz8UU5FEDj7wVSJwdFSKJqd5iIfj5-M6O-5HYZ-PIR0_wUVBh_3ne7mOp063KaiQM76_CP1C5yMm9MM?sbb=gRqJmKh0QNxpftrENna0XkfZNtgFPzr3rkGmewM6edxFFfKCsECpEdkD9WLlfoOvUddDVD5UXLK4FmdSQpgmVx2V5nZRw13nafdaqMEkamY3vduVxlZdPLKd2jGyrQCcUalVqiME2NkJW6KSKgWqMu1JrDnkUJ96z0hJktXJrd2QMFZ30WZyGc5xFJ5dIKzYVuaZYFTMTx2eD0OXmLEVEI5RLeWAQUwFPLwhMjFPvWSyxE2LlbekJnZSAkgixCJoUOyZusSPo4pK0XSMnHkW525Vp27BUePubz4lenM1jpWnyhc6BJJVffS7NbTKgQAFFVLEqKliPSLL2udTcSLYVE5IZdWchsHR0yyxqdAGypQmt2plI7WGnHxQjpwq93alTiuVIClbqt483hMqwJOz3YY4BpWXABHAMmhKlLEC4BOXRKHsvKER1deINe9bloKmeTmL8IXNY2XR7SdW4thuofg2tS5o6cfkMJtksRlFHoS3upEb3IewZK5EDcNTNxctigLksg3tH5KQkVzl7se2Xxr847FbqxUEm4dZ0ESNf05qmPg6YoynPmg0L46suXtooDebVhCNqcpCylD0IuZVLzVskiQkcgYh3UTRBhDzEkmDatFSt55TahonGw55wRRyAVSmZxENcznfNHb6d4MLMyvs2EK21trZVn597s1eoWmPPXLjrG3MDv6zxXFlrpOgFj1XxcW2aOjRYB2jj6P2q1DE152vGAlNThadxZhVyBB34VzcpMiLLZB5rKQS8dPzFb8UIYnybwiCD0IHaazWzwUEbc4EUDsJrqQX1xUXzO1YXJBdCcLNeoWlIKqX0mE24A2CpGG4deO8BoXr1BdCzLNf489GFnaT

http://ttb.mediaplayerupdater.com/download/request/521e31db5f1c1ed827000003/.../?uid=S510qfOWvd

http://miyzz.rewardzone.sweatersea.com/TUGdriverddlUS.html?__tc=1409175876132&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

http://miyzz.rewardzone.sweatersea.com/TUGdriverddlUS.html?__tc=1409175876132&url=%download_url%&caption=?ption%&fileName=%filename%

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