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flash_player_14_plugin.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 flash_player_14_plugin.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4116.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
999546a55e2c91f4378a9197be42d1ca

SHA-1:
0ce685e1c6e3f779011646c3033f20e6cd186fc4

SHA-256:
aee77926b34904aaa70fc95a3500bee9b8e3f2ac52a5d7b95f3257a528f0134f

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:17:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
869

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.4

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.18.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10432

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.107390
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.23.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2903

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.18.01

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7003

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.783

Norman
Malware
11.20140918

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.18.7

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

File size:
1 MB (1,058,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash_player_14_plugin.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:
9/17/2014 10:14:33 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DfQFPlKTBaYIFgqujCUOjwSe7JsV6VwJoUQpkXc9f/Z5fJX4:rQFPkToFeWBkaCpR955xI

Entry address:
0x6A3F

Entry point:
E8, 79, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 03, E8, 2D, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 20, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, F8, B2, 41, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, 10, 46, 41, 00, 74, 0A, 40, 83, F8, 17, 72, F1, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, C5, 14, 46, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, FC, 01, 00, 00, A1, B0, A1, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 56...
 
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Entropy:
7.7978  (probably packed)

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

The file flash_player_14_plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4116.com/O3z34U27S7wPUiuuxVKbWIiXG0pTKeCQ-IIoqGw7QWOVzWS7oxPm_eG0FcwWfgauiiP6hDWS94nAHZqmTfhCNEAypDLj3BgJmC1z2b9JD4rvCBAF6hSFV9HkZJ0Llrg4?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7157075938

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