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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4109.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a36831a4f343a9baf9b98f35c7586be0

SHA-1:
8afbe24da040e712f69675304ef642b8e97d8702

SHA-256:
1a8835cfb857a73540d51c469abeef7e4ed063e3fcd082ddbe8383f735874298

Scanner detections:
25 / 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 10:34:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
876

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Zusy.102357
7.11.172.2

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140912

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3354

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
1.0.20.1275

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.0255

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
8.14.09.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ee49b44a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
11.2014-12-09_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_installer.exe (Adware)
2014.11.7.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.12.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7010

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.102357
15.0.0.765

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.depjjw
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.12.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.12.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
9/8/2014 5:02:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9bkiGUv38BEDWRR2cU1kPLtOF5Tr287ZTPcyAKYP+y42Cx:SqvCEaRkca2Yb/3PmKxqs

Entry address:
0x97AF

Entry point:
E8, 31, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 98, 91, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, AF, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, A2, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, 08, A3, 43, 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...
 
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Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4109.com/_pegmqZXb1ShtkIT6LGcCOG9XCukmSov71ZtU52wf0fJq3z9dYTiaysPyxF8FeY0zgN5cCZFoNLOXpWNrXkvhuOkEk_GyYJs3YhupYFA1lIN3vYeddRHGqJJ38wsUrnc?sbb=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

http://ttb.dldnewsoft.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_5484_4733&ClickID=7013844773

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