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Plugin Update S.L.

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 flash player v 12 14 2 1.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.totalfileslist.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
7d130300636b26ebb538895b39a07fdf

SHA-1:
335156d2db416f528b78a5c67285ea229e79971a

SHA-256:
26afbaed7a14038ac2936afb1404e746c45cd6b5405e10d8900c4800d2640994

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
11/7/2024 12:25:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
375

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.26

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.212.140

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2853

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
1.0.20.130

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20111

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21214

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.54
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
8.16.01.26.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
1/26/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-586e7a81
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
11.2016-26-01_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.198.15085

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.759

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.01.26.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlszba
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1220160
15.02.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.26.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.26.5

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.26

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.78
2.0.0.2081

File size:
601.1 KB (615,504 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash player v 12 14 2 1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update S.L., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/2/2015 8:53:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hnp7MTrnNc4cMCEASQPCnXYjCsCutCfAIh+ww3dg:HpITTNcmkS0CnIjoNhatg

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, FC, E1, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 64, 76, 76, 73, 65, 65, 77, 62, 62, 72, 00, 52, 0C, A0, 00, 41, AC, 09, D1, BE, 7B, 47, 42, A2, 51, B6, EF, 45, A8, 40, DB, 66, D4, FA, D6, 42, 01, E3, 27, D7, D0, A5, 71, A3, CB, 33, 45, 0C, 74, FC, CC, 34, 05, 7D, 7E, 88, E8, 71, 5A, 5F, 5D, 97, 0B, 8C, CC, 20, 21, C1, A0, F5, 2A, 9B, D7, 5D, 2D, 12, A6, E8, 50, 06, AC, F2, 5D, A2, 1C, E1, 50, 7B, 8B, E1, 09, A6, ED, 17, 3B, 3C, 6F, E9, D1, C9, ED, C6, 09, F1...
 
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Entropy:
7.9646  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

The file flash player v 12 14 2 1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.totalfileslist.com/download/request/.../VzPtIfRl?PubID=79_4573_3703&ClickID=9173753288

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