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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 media player.exe by Plugin Update 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from check.javaupdatewizard.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6af6aa5a1d6fa56e61ee0efa033e27e7

SHA-1:
8f323e0d5d989cbfaeeb1f7695d9edea94d1e5c1

SHA-256:
f956a034002b151f613a33db51b12691910f7dd0cea285b7266bab79f1299a75

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 10:56:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.12.22.17

File size:
921.7 KB (943,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, 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:
23D0DE494A0B1445D561131B4AEDA90C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 1:53:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CSgL31KTKC03IPjbku8H4TQwXy7ONYWGgRcEnekCJ73RXtb9j00ukmqVgrTmMVM5:CZ8Kp3Kk4TGONPG8dCJj5DA7kh8

Entry address:
0x136E6

Entry point:
B8, 20, 00, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 0A, AA, D6, 0E, 73, 01, 06, CB, 1E, D6, B9, 79, EA, 5C, BB, D6, 26, 54, 8E, 2D, E6, 28, 13, 35, 02, C0, E8, 5C, C7, 06, 34, E8, 70, FD, 1C, 85, 40, 08, 73, 51, E0, 62, C9, E2, 5F, 05, 0E, D6, 03, 98, 68, 81, 78, F0, 76, F5, AE, 2E, 94, 91, E3, 1A, 64, D0, 43, 3B, 00, A0, 3D, 4D, 77, 96, 9C, 18, 38, 29, D1, 45, 78, AF, D4, BA, A2, BD, 39, C4, 61, A4, E2, FC, FD, 60, 52...
 
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Entropy:
7.9765

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://check.javaupdatewizard.com/click

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