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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 25 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.wkwindowsflash.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
ca29223aecdcbb6bf40d55e79eb9f99e

SHA-1:
779d0ef41e70dd9440750cb3ec31ac72919ce401

SHA-256:
ec9ca25c996017447fe833d2eed9a0a154d47c9933eb911b2c79bfc522508e5c

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/6/2024 12:24:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
836

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.10.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.20
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.141021

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1470

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-799612
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10580

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
10/21/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-21-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
14.0.0.3066

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.21.05

McAfee
Artemis!9DE8EC494A6C
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.882

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dguxty
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141021

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.21.17

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
34014

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,792 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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 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:
10/16/2014 11:33:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sQiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIMU:s/T9N2zsItFa6pZqua

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.5262

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

http://www.wkwindowsflash.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=284&dv1=ad278-gb&kw1=ad278-gb-xx&uuid=35d7b42b-5834-462e-566a-59a2c7efe000&dv3=35d7b42b-5834-462e-566a-59a2c7efe000

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