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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 31 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:
ddf5e33cb553695daee47d286de16240

SHA-1:
cbf6640187356ecaa936c0633eff1c7a3ec8a7be

SHA-256:
c72aeae2ce2edc7c9b1e0dcc92b1649ca29fbbf48dd7db0aa86066e2e2107803

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:31:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
6757612

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.07

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.214.140

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150307

AVG
Adware BundleApp.IS
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
1.0.20.330

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-128
0.98/20157

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21321

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.114
9.0.1.066

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
3/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-557dffdc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.2334
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 45964.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.13.15

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14761

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2384

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.03.07.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6834

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
16.0.0.198

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dmwput
0.30.0.64812

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.07.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.7.3

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.39247
2.0.0.2090

File size:
873.1 KB (894,104 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:
10/8/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 10:59:59 AM

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:
1/25/2015 3:53:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:e33f6iBcSgv6QpC6pvQcHeIFTpQuUmAHoE0:ef6YcS01vQgVdcF0

Entry address:
0x9E76

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 41, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 14, 53, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 3E, 54, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FD, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4C, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4B, 3C, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8659  (probably packed)

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://www.clickflv.com/flv/au/.../index.php?sid=1193&dv1=ad1190-au&kw1=ad1190-au-lm&uuid=c3a7cf25-0366-4460-626c-a3b6821956fe&dv3=c3a7cf25-0366-4460-626c-a3b6821956fe

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