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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 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from gll3hrwetzr.pd9y55y.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4c05f535be53462b0fb04f3791b33866

SHA-1:
7240fed4aaf5a87f6476fd3d7a7a6f24ae728f61

SHA-256:
fb0076179f05fccc8daef38912d407108e91fc1a087e0a27afc9a4c0c1cfd08c

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 4:23:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.20

File size:
935.8 KB (958,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:00:00 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 8:53:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yOIWMi5/tkjlhRnbYpJ1a1E8D8k6Ugx/E0oU8qvhLFWCLjhO35WG2ZQy2RIWMtBW:ypHWW57UpJ1aTIyWhNwCRs5WG3RhMXW

Entry address:
0x136D6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, B8, 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:
7.4088

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://gll3hrwetzr.pd9y55y.com/1VJQMFFTqV89SIJN110WiHDG8IVSJd6TFkAYOoX-ipCmCYeogPp9jjqBkTDFxDa68kPfeid7aDwz4T0-Bl7o5oeLY-s7kDJo9WCSvU17n8sZ1GUratBcydeNtfhu0Pde

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