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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 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 admin.magno6.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
04fc3dc022b3921ce306a7c28ecceb73

SHA-1:
e126d0d050244bf071f64b0ed1b0912c23495126

SHA-256:
767671a7ad50d284aac2ce287d1494caa117345545a0acac560137bc287f2c44

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 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:
12/25/2024 2:11:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.6.11

File size:
667.5 KB (683,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
61AB9AA4D7FF7EA15E42B70E3A571482

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2015 3:02:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m3tMauoDudy2am+9oZ2XcOltdroiIsMvXAswpUBv18Bu2hezk0:Ot0E2aFoZ2MOltdroiVeXtfpe3Mzk0

Entry address:
0x1A0D20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://admin.magno6.com/lu2BlrIYE3hRSemUb41WNe7QruIOqGCFgRagR6zk8yiVEQ720oYOq8pnnSSZ5-bZX_rofvrhH9YZA8ZjWDnSC9NRA_k7QodMdZEm-8rvgDskoe-DIaiQui-Ee9LPl5ULGj59sRC0_iNSX-dyYn31ou5Nxo7a0aHXvKc4teNsp8VCimqz0w-s80zawOfJzRiTPKd7djt_zIlycPnXhwwF2VJv-HuVa9ef1baDmmK2JpEtscA4vqY4yId6vrmgRHFmeoW-jSSCDSHoo8HXM3ByrQjZMU1fIDUBhMSZyMtQSx6GPvbd9HDeHHRkhZw4eceywkDCGn4Uq1U_7_WWpAj5jE6iZbh2N79nfw6DxynTvelnSRPWYUkJbgRb4EWUpqO2FFirIJCYOmmUZf-2Pc7NMwdMgXbciQL5XmoWEpn__M0uaRM9BXiAYmCIPJRvPZN3

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