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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.thefilesbox.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
3647371e271b13707b888d6f12f423a9

SHA-1:
f147b4db6e22857418f3879e6803b54b68974c34

SHA-256:
090cfb8f61f8d13b816c1b470d6aee467a81b0263bb3beabfc2e5754609b68f8

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 12:35:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
422

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]
2014.9-151210

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2900

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
1.0.20.1720

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
9.0.1.0344

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
8.15.12.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
12/10/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
11.2015-10-12_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
15.12.25

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
14.0.0.993

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.12.10.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6556

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
16.0.0.1032

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
15.12.10.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.12.10.8

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.344

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.10

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:
1.2 MB (1,220,176 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/6/2015 6:52:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:B/B+iHzb+oZtC7LRDtMMyoLpEpTZwub/7viLFQTj+zDB9:lk4m88LRDJEPVeLFQEV9

Entry address:
0x21576

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 0C, 39, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, B0, FC, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 04, 39, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4591

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://ttb.thefilesbox.com/download/request/.../VzPtIfRl?PubID=79_4573_3703&ClickID=9226882161

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