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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 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 ttb.newallsoft.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
7a95b9ea142885a1bd80a6f7921c0b66

SHA-1:
2fa4be4be16684d08f5f3f6e1d4d824572869769

SHA-256:
123e1b22223c6151cd7d729f3b20e9777275693cecc311240becbe8b3e47d441

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:55:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.10.19

File size:
1.5 MB (1,623,072 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:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
10/9/2014 6:11:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mzD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYm:u6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0UidR

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.4826

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://ttb.newallsoft.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=7521864799

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