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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 31 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.greatbartergenerator.info.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7e02a5c8990bbac4fccc2ebd9d7a13ed

SHA-1:
5785dfcb96c8520165a4a835a9882f7da1fe4378

SHA-256:
4015bc019d9910849bb33a111640b579b939c928e8bb683d402fae296ce2af44

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 5:48:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
6429376

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150203-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3204

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
1.0.20.195

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21011

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse
2/8/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-76752e8b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14899

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.02.08.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
16.0.0.117

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djowbo
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.E
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.08.06

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.8.18

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.39

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Inject
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.45
2.0.0.2058

File size:
1 MB (1,058,272 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
11/24/2014 5:11:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VAWYQjeWnvlRc63nOWfMEDA3l7+RDH6NUqByUx6kyJ7Dw8a:VAWYQjbvlRgURSkWNUDwK1e

Entry address:
0x17E210

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8848

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://www.greatbartergenerator.info/entry/.../exefile?ref=cpxi3&site_id=37&CLICK_ID=441166702

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