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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:
efc6e1461fa79e732a05082228fa3f70

SHA-1:
d56b73ce236356ba00f172b9a37d0c8bb516f88f

SHA-256:
e8460ccd9e998c449e4f40e1250d87c94dbd5fd789ea5478e5316f3d09026091

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:
11/23/2024 12:48:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.28.10

File size:
587 KB (601,128 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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 3:59:59 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:
3/22/2016 10:09:42 AM

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:
7.8791

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

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

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

http://admin.myfilessoft.com/8t_8KEEBLTeGyRrIOpeYW7yLfbpdDcRPV72FB85dzFuFW_1sjA4hYaf1vETEQZBRDudyZh_qm1zhxHWxMAcxomFN-U3vsPiYhMDCGbx05UjxZ6OcRHhGqRXmkqfliAJ9yHuyLjN1eLb1AkhFy-YVFrGppdwNyJcUXqMxF5FvC9ws18BeU2ebUkFtpkCcYRud75jpD8jwW4KFNQB5gV0XjApR6G38lhvkxrYPokCHtXizETkv-31QjBK6pfsOvJTLXOpl9ybx63inmrGn0lip7UkiTSzisiQZgR0N13i5u-wsQAW3LltZOP5vsbSMeNFv1AuQ7bI84Np08tz-T_wz8rVVpVR4ywDK_k3wXjO2XxvtxuSaqIhSB7ZAhH0iSUch_1MKilllB-yhZkHo26DOQB6JZao_c54kHlNfLontVYgMJahESXsKYgdBm1FpSkSi

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