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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 setup.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwcdf.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a629a8d45e0ecbf11ab96ae6da0fa990

SHA-1:
16c81cc5e127dd79dafd3846f5dab6626bf5382d

SHA-256:
d76001dc3c8f976096554b6b2a277462ae4a3e1749307c51ede82e8cf48ee318

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/25/2024 8:24:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OLQ
831

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.10.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.181.132

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

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OLQ
1.0.20.1495

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-20730
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19910

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OLQ
8.14.10.26.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10622

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
10/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a1299ecf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OLQ
11.2014-26-10_1

G Data
Adware.Agent.OLQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.26.04

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6965

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OLQ
15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfuinr
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OLQ
14.10.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.10.26.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13585
2.0.0.1967

File size:
1.3 MB (1,388,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2014 12:36:45 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zssvOxBnSZWbYZCfOf/6XSIgmdofIaZnRbkY+kOh:zKSZWJfOH6pDdofIa/x0

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, 9E, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 08, 07, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 6C, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 07, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5785

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://www.softwcdf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=247&dv1=ad241-gb&kw1=ad241-gb-qyc&uuid=381f581f-a530-45ee-401e-34f4f0e8ac6e&dv3=381f581f-a530-45ee-401e-34f4f0e8ac6e

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