jvlsetup.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 jvlsetup.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp440.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5f9f9b9c2a74678228b8d959adc52a67

SHA-1:
b3e09387809e0cb1e8cf2f1dee6c8c1d3506388a

SHA-256:
b843881e6ca994a7eeaa46f07886ace0da3bdad433d1f9c6170c53ff1ef5f33b

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
11/25/2024 12:37:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AY
5558769

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2015.05.27

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.A.26241
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
150525-2

AVG
Dropper.Generic9
2016.0.3097

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AY
1.0.20.730

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.HEYS
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.251
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AY
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.OVQC!tr
5/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-93d66bbd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AY
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.AY
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16034

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1982

McAfee
Program.Socrydo
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AY
16.0.0.438

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcgbac
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Application.Bundler.AY
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1210416
15.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.26.04

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.5.26.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.1A13
23.00.65.15524

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.VNNCHWB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.146

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40576

File size:
1.2 MB (1,210,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
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:
7/11/2014 7:50:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hUyrumsLQIB+JSZ3FuZMGrU0IzoMn4AADw49i:qyrxyBtkZMGo0IzoM4AyM

Entry address:
0xC4BA

Entry point:
E8, 37, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 92, C1, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, 83, C1, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, 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, 78, 62, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.3782

Code size:
146 KB (149,504 bytes)

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

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