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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d3fc0cf5f29dfb5c2f721c65abfd4f00

SHA-1:
b8854292dc5b408810d4bd37e013d305562c1b33

SHA-256:
eb1abc7860ca60cf9fb8c75f9c8656c4bfd803d48e02c768453ab0bbaa1de126

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
1/1/2025 5:43:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
862

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.174.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140926

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3340

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1345

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11252
0.98/19438

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.33404
9.0.1.0269

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.26.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10469

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-26-09_6

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of new_player.exe (Adware)
2014.12.8.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2014.09.26.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6996

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1205.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.807

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfguqj
0.28.2.62286

Norman
Malware
11.20140926

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.26.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.W
14.9.26.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12826
2.0.0.1934

File size:
1 MB (1,056,264 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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 2:59:59 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:
9/17/2014 1:56:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jFPX97BbdQstJ2C/iN7F+ClRV95ZAuvjZtD3k4:jFPtVdRtJ7qT7lRv5ZAuvNq4

Entry address:
0x674F

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, A2, 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, A0, 33, 41, 00, 74, 0A, 40, 83, F8, 17, 72, F1, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, C5, A4, 33, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, FC, 01, 00, 00, A1, A0, 91, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 56...
 
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Entropy:
7.7958  (probably packed)

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

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