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Video Plugin software 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 google chrome.exe by Video Plugin software 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
704c47ff842798e80236e4aa0803503f

SHA-1:
92cbf068edbbaa528047fe7ef7fd9c5d1d93abce

SHA-256:
e6ecb1818a5eaa74587caae2982847e7356689b1aba2a74a3b48d46b7f52fa62

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 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:
11/26/2024 3:01:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.7.4.12

File size:
595.5 KB (609,792 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}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3306C3BD13089089BAB364CF8C285444

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 9:15:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3o:vdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdno

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.56magno.com/XCUNPR9oB5bfFjX0B7sBIwByTPwsFmBetuvrmiOe5l1fyPUfjdZpECcJZZcSe9V8Omcil15DxxN8_AHExk5PHE2wjnG1Tb3y8p4hIZTeuClu-o4JCadflGEnnfJ-qjxwqF5kHwZTAzo1piPWPsKi_kgEmbQYKNm1PkDzxcq6V8KEnZj3OtWd5L8TpKvBqKLNeFZifgJQAfahiTHwfceeeBS7YmF1HdXPqMg04MBPa0B0Noc1WL2z9Vc8LthCh-cTZjH6y7LlNaFOaxHrTZuNP1qPMZrE-6i8A52QPf-9AbZq3_DcAiEpgE6n1eXQ2pMkEWyL7dgwMeebQxR-tFCf3nbyx5BGao8-yPy1_m-iRTTrbFYXK-qRir7UzW6Mo1rIfyMuZjVhSOwljl3PifHGCmOqiawbvndsjGwE4XGKx8A

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