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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
355c07400ff800719981ca3d39ef9ede

SHA-1:
9a3d17fdbf4c8e53ae67a5eb00167d7e85d9d600

SHA-256:
d0aa20d44bc5ed9b69c9b55674f7a444cdd767273c92a8dca7bd9ebfc3f4b3d5

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:
11/26/2024 2:47:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.7.2.21

File size:
595.5 KB (609,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 5:59:59 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 7:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3t:vdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnt

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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Entropy:
7.8840

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/GGJUUvP8Byw39j2-1845AW-0EkbWvJiNI8OV0ahUH7xAR_T--sjvXVvf__50pT47YfmRYnUoye8StHPY408cjqD0AJ2Cm6i69CzitDM-EGgscHbsVvyWOlSYbgxcVzRFhCGy2i6c8NTvi8d9hHiXBkR78bRizxBfQQ00uEAfqE-h9jPHXhmPVgd_pcaWGD0Ap9cdGxOqYJqqCHs3uYWqQGe11tQPQ8JM1Dp7xRhKERTf42Sg5qsdhVbOGXX6R4-qjry4a6WYa7exgw8KX3CWUgQmUCgGVPW5GBmPiQ9uouJiL7dIZzMthaQv-K3WoNdmfWj2_RYotggpLYNauAMVqdPZkGDtYm9D6dkd59QWPctP_2PEh60FCx1cZDW2tTDK2iFtIXUD166tg-hVnCDL2b42T-M5MYEdzjmFNZ1wBlssSd2mU2X5O3gj2m4wRuDx

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