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Plugin Update SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from nnttlwlyegyt.3tio8y2sd2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
ad5029f5a2065ff1a0119a62efd04ef5

SHA-1:
7e1e80c5f14ad31b2cea14f8c66c2af395f9b455

SHA-256:
d20f1fc8e35d8d6563a58245a3846f6892bb12fe20fc9f13a3389ab54a0ec582

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
12/27/2024 7:27:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OLQ
6503480

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.25

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oanp
7.11.212.112

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-EC [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OLQ
1.0.20.280

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20106

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21205

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OLQ
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/25/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-a1299ecf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OLQ
11.2015-25-02_4

G Data
Adware.Agent.OLQ
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.198.15076

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.02.25.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OLQ
16.0.0.168

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfuinr
0.30.0.296

Norman
Adware.Agent.OLQ
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OLQ
15.02.25.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.25.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15223

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.56

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13585
2.0.0.2080

File size:
1.3 MB (1,388,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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 SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2014 11:36:45 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zssvOxBnSZWbYZCfOf/6XSIgmdofIaZnRbkY+kO+:zKSZWJfOH6pDdofIa/xj

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, 9E, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 08, 07, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 6C, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 07, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5785

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://nnttlwlyegyt.3tio8y2sd2.com/-ZvQrDz-S868MGhmtoGl6wnbskGbXM5riTK-RSp1KKudTnTM0WNBs9zXnRayJnXmLaZXcwkQEOVMC7xtGs7WAzuNc-N8Ja3bsVBpKZkq9kyOGlb9SsQveACViXyS1bDH?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7319787820

http://www.softwcdf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=247&dv1=ad241-gb&kw1=ad241-gb-qyc&uuid=fd231ce6-7b6d-4b5d-7e9e-159319f61084&dv3=fd231ce6-7b6d-4b5d-7e9e-159319f61084

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