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facebook.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 facebook.exe by PLUGIN UPDATE SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.defiletake.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
57ddbf38c669b97d357e141555c4bded

SHA-1:
7526a27c713f252df1553880cc0571539d74302b

SHA-256:
7b2a3940e946325dbe42ecf17b0676391da87a6e54beb7a7762bc99208b677fa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 8:05:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.4.3.22

File size:
670.1 KB (686,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/20/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/20/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, O=PLUGIN UPDATE SL, L=GUIA DE ISORA, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6F8446D02E4D8F276D50C2DF19B10E72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 8:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRT:LbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRT

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://ttb.defiletake.com/download/request/.../NUREq5gv?PubID=5426_3815_3030&ClickID=17272173544

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