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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:
fc9a02b9b9c615813bce8ba3ff5d880c

SHA-1:
95f5f1a99f8539fdc58ab056dffa49868ceba251

SHA-256:
5e1eb004a933ffbc3978d27d393a0fa87464b06b41e4dc7608f47531c5e252a2

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:47:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
817

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.20
7.11.183.246

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3295

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.1570

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-799612
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20045

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10701

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/10/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-942bb0f2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-10-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.10.11

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6951

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.0.0.942

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141110

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.11.10.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34676

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14751
2.0.0.1980

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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:FQiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIM/:F/T9N2zsItFa6pZqu9

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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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=008058365014154174663&PubID=008058365

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