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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.qhm8g04fy.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae5596846197e7f1dcc74295f43ee796

SHA-1:
7f13bb07282cb31504370f77b50b342a833a1ef9

SHA-256:
c4796998e84ce0e3131e48772364a2085bf92baebcb7de076a2d037bf853b1e3

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:51:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.24.21

File size:
558.7 KB (572,104 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 SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/23/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 5:29:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0A60DA2AFE7F48EEC6717049FBCE860B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2015 9:03:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8fs6pGicM+Zvba+rAAxCZhKv54WDDLZ1KyCNjJ9AP4p7PRyPfE8J/B6t:0s6cLMUba+rLCZe4WDHLpChwPwRyPlxW

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 90, 4D, 5E, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 23, B8, 7B, BC, 6B, 53, 09, 31, 7F, B3, 5A, 69, 81, FA, D0, 20, AF, 01, DC, ED, AD, E4, 61, 50, D7, 0E, 08, 33, 9C, 49, 3E, 78, 71, 6D, A4, A3, 67, 11, 84, 8A, 95, A4, BF, 07, D1, 74, 7D, 25, 18, B9, F5, F1, 0F, 03, E4, 8C, 93, FD, B4, 15, 94, 33, 29, 90, DD, 58, E7, CC, B2, 56, 20, 8B, 0A, 96, 14, A4, A6, 5F, 16, 19, 31, 59, 57, BC, 13, 0A, E6, 96, FF, 84, 85, 3A, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9516

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,280,000 bytes)

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

http://ttb.qhm8g04fy.com/download/request/.../ymriBSrn?__tc=1429977255.97&lpsl=63aca3502741b8018befe6370f02d182&expire=1430063644&PubID=9100-1005&slp=www.mysoftprotr.com&ClickID=v1_447000_0_3o1_D522A6E6D42230736671136860_0_1133568_7f10_535_D522A6E6D422307351697798843_m_1_-817523223678902923_1005___-1_32_8sc_1&fileName=Setup

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