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java_installer.exe

Plugin Update 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 java_installer.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2358abf0747ed8be2ba2b19c4b5a1a8b

SHA-1:
5b23a16520c09d310f840b928f04f34df47dcec5

SHA-256:
6344e4761df12b3449378fea51ee1ea558808e1ef96236fc373847de13357adf

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
11/8/2024 12:42:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
814

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140915

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3351

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1580

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11248
0.98/19406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19567

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.11.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10444

F-Prot
W32/A-1bb2709d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-12-11_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.13.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2956

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.15.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7007

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.496.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.948

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.12.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.O
14.9.14.22

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1927

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\java_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=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:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 11:00:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPZ:7yFPu8D9k5QELuLR

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6715

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://global.ymtrack.com/trace?offer_id=16526&aff_id=19466&aff_sub=dayi

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