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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 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65491b45e148d46a1843bf87d5875121

SHA-1:
6a7097267e810d0064f051b22ad1f2369b3ad9b1

SHA-256:
1f26316fb75a80b7f4d5651bdd25b8dc22f76f14adacd1a29ecbb2f0b93763c5

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 6:13:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.ED
859

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.88

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140929

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3337

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.ED
1.0.20.1360

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-46
0.98/19469

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34807
9.0.1.0344

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11807553
8.14.12.10.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.K potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
9/29/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.ED
11.2014-29-09_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.ED
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3179

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.09.29.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6993

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Softpulse
1.11005

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.ED
15.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dflmyv
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1367056
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.29.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.29.4

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13361
2.0.0.1941

File size:
1.3 MB (1,367,048 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2014 1:52:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jGjJZtAXaMb5YpCCNAfGU64giomYhXlZwVBhVS+JbIHICWKotTn+Y:jGNZpbmfLRgioDXz+BhA3SvVnB

Entry address:
0x6D2E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, 4C, 46, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, 30, B7, 45, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 30, B7, 45, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.5661

Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4119.com/CAqaYl_Tyi76Mmj7kLfK8FON__RCSTv1OZ9u5UIUXS6o4tWrxXeUwNy8ToiVmsxGknzkm0RdrbmPmUiH4xV97D1b59cFyiwhVCK7v5vPpMBJVPhQNjCC66FKGlWQN7M4?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7232202741

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