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Plugin Update S.L.

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 installation.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.clickflv.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d07ca55693b9d73b3d56a098d31436be

SHA-1:
2d5a3e0e6528a89589c081de737311bef8d9f5c6

SHA-256:
d9f118aa6a7d56144225c7cbff2cb12285a57d60324277c36d77da62e7773c9a

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/14/2025 2:27:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.212.188

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150303-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3173

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.77167
1.0.20.355

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-131
0.98/20184

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21231

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.120
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.77167
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-3061682c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.77167
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.77167
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15243

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.77167
16.0.0.213

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dnbphm
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.12.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.12.10

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.101
2.0.0.2095

File size:
896.1 KB (917,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installation.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update S.L., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 5:53:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GkZ725f0P4bUWJysvW4LdZbXw5YMFzY/74F:Gvp0P4gJsvPdZbXwzy76

Entry address:
0x9656

Entry point:
E8, 4D, 6F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 1F, 09, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 7C, 94, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 83, 11, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 05, 71, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, EF, 0C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, FC, E1, 41, 00, E8, 3C, 0A, 00, 00, 68, 48, 73, 42, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F4, E1, 41, 00, E8, E9, 19, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8307  (probably packed)

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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

http://www.clickflv.com/flv/us/.../index.php?sid=585&dv1=ad578-us&kw1=ad578-us-lm&uuid=37241628-c6f7-4e98-7f78-9edcc7aa9682&dv3=37241628-c6f7-4e98-7f78-9edcc7aa9682

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