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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 player setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 27 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
78d9fbfd737e9be990e180f79d9386c5

SHA-1:
66a45721d008e2eedcadf0f37b7aa2080052dfe9

SHA-256:
f66f7379ead736918ce020f97172d8ff70ae99306f2f8a8aca1cd55d110f96c2

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 3:45:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
830

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.180.40

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AM [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3308

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1505

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-62
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19896

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10597

F-Prot
W32/A-a0bac488
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-28-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3033

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.28.08

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6964

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.903

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dgytfo
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141028

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1209704
14.10.24.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.28.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14911
2.0.0.1966

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,824 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 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:
10/16/2014 12:33:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VQiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIM3F:V/T9N2zsItFa6pZquj

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dwlsofts.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=008053829014187037668&PubID=008053829

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