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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from javdownloaderx.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
23215be06187134540cb266b624c17c3

SHA-1:
492e9272f31b70af56ff0687419b3e6bbbd5c725

SHA-256:
82f2514dfbc9da98bf1ac410bf0cdc119791cd5fac722f30283c2a93ec3fd143

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
12/23/2024 10:08:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
6506914

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.206.100

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DJ [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
BundleApp
2016.0.3211

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
1.0.20.160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-128
0.98/20014

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20928

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.114
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
2/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-557dffdc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14824

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.01.09

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6867

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173083
16.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dmwput
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.01.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.1.21

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.39247
2.0.0.2051

File size:
873.1 KB (894,056 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:
1/24/2015 9:53:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:333f6iBcSgv6QpC6pvQcHeIFTpQuUmAHoEJ:3f6YcS01vQgVdcFJ

Entry address:
0x9E76

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 41, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 14, 53, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 3E, 54, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FD, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4C, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4B, 3C, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8659  (probably packed)

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://javdownloaderx.com/.../out.php?sxid=8blhj4212346

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