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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 setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 12 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.getprogramudate.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e20edb752219873f9378dc6996ab65ea

SHA-1:
25d2afc2dfcd7894822de9818d8d2298431c6d1f

SHA-256:
a96810dd3d145fac2f41cc2b2824d40f53bb4e371d2d2bd6d2abcfdcbcd29037

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/7/2024 12:35:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
470

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BB [PUP]
2014.9-151022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1475

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-22-10_5

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup v2 1.exe (Adware)
2015.10.22.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1237

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6604

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
16.0.0.885

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
34232

File size:
935.5 KB (957,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
11/14/2014 3:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F5Yr15f753d5QWIDz/Wz9NCyzHinLipNDJ5eoFb0OZ/WiGaks+HL63S27x4y:FyHv5Z+Wzv7AiBll0OBWi6si9GH

Entry address:
0x136A6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, D8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3937

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://ttb.getprogramudate.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=8068300530

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