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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This setup program installs potentially unwanted software on the user's PC at the same time as the expected/marketing software, without adequate consent. The program is typically installed via a form of malvertising
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a5ab7582ac7366d91df17c84be8a604e

SHA-1:
b1a781e62e9c259b0f2dc76583f90508419d71cd

SHA-256:
a05f5e93d7b4278f342ac71df487d028358d5a32b4578e23cd6607c19a6c6ee9

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:
11/24/2024 3:36:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
864

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.21

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.187.200

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/19672

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20142

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.23.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.SBAD!tr
12/5/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3f18f33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of new_player.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.13

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2843

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.23.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Softpulse
1.11005

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.6.63474

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20140923

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1382344
14.11.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.12

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.23.10

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12999
2.0.0.1988

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,344 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:
COMODO CA Limited

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, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 8:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9P8:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdt+8

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6588

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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