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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 flashplayer.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d857e7fc6f88bb3bb3438eb739093f1a

SHA-1:
edb87b506463935432a0c35a73427c9ae9f3e0a9

SHA-256:
8d7c53e74ea1a9fd3586edce9c73e62226a38cb324fe7b750a7863d2ed1e8f3a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/22/2024 8:24:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.3.1

File size:
587.5 KB (601,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

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

Serial number:
5AAF068EC91CA349C9AAC42ED4F59E34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2016 7:09:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A23CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8792

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

The file flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin1.mymagnocfile.com/cbiuhaNmtf0FsJjeAkxuNRCR-fe6J2D9dzxNZxgW_bbLixtfsP-TAwaxLQnudncNRf5UjyQX0_WBEq9xi8AJD2Rj_PODabmw0MDKgrmffd-NIb2M6t0ezUnQ2O8js3ZTOFwKDu4Q-vhYGza8zUPnQMVWOty-MwVhhw3cwZR_KVEUagMjh6oeYsDKPgQEzMbokIZsMLUSRxWbcj6gECeG-2gE0-6oRIoKQ9bQTSCngUmdJvDTLBaR5w92XHh-jOP1dcG19A4DQcgfhMxKSfV6TSzq6WPOmkA_0czqJu3EFryw0qQgRyoley1O6wyzOirNxef2o__bzrJlZJSLuYQcNVPQK-2TWRIz8Vx9L5Xgbj5UteMaHZz4RujXmadD6kmlN3Y6NkHcFbGS5Gah6cKK1zaG3B98-P0OHqJZAt_op4Otl9ZqCN8cWL-eyqCvSf1-

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