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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 38 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 www.zapgfy.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2db06c56cf93be009f2aa899a00e292a

SHA-1:
56de58e4a5cd6563152dc00b4e0ffbeb10381871

SHA-256:
a175ac7f24d90d323a912b7860a55b3a7df0ee22d662c7c54db68443feee250b

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/26/2024 4:49:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
5654257

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.06.04

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BP [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3089

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.20.775

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20550

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
22328

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.286
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
15.06.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse
6/4/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-42cf8173
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16131

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.06.04.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
16.0.0.465

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dilccw
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
02.06.2015 14:23:46

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.954328
15.06.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.04.01

Quick Heal
PUA.Pluginupda3.Gen
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.6.4.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Dropper!6.1A19
23.00.65.15602

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SHVEbFC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.155

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.04

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.9
2.0.0.2204

File size:
932 KB (954,328 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:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/8/2014 9:15:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:26IMwPvmB/wWq+5DUTt7FGSwmpu8nL6YK1:26j19rut7FoU56T

Entry address:
0x13716

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, A8, 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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Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://www.zapgfy.com/file.php?geo=NO&dv1=NO_a249_pc_2014-11-09-11&clickid=1415550625

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