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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 28 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 kyle.mxp4037.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9dd395a2802fdf81a3f55687dba18f09

SHA-1:
8749e3d35c45dadf91f86bce8f82aa5745ac3d23

SHA-256:
e6d66a099d50b5f7c731704b5be3555c5ec21170d5d05d6af7d403ec64caf1bb

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
12/28/2024 11:54:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
853

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
1.0.20.1385

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-59
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.J
19699

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.24441
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.AVAS!tr
10/4/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2014-04-10_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ.Gen
v2014.10.04.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6987

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
15.0.0.831

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.ddviag
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Malware
11.20141004

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.04.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.10.4.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11263
2.0.0.1942

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,872 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=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:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2014 9:43:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DSw4F0tAS0K5aEwPmd012bvA6BE4xTzS6B89HxxcDscO:W9S0CZyM0KNTIdx+Dsf

Entry address:
0x3DF6

Entry point:
E8, 09, 27, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 95, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 95, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4037.com/No5jfOMXbiWK9yyGDTexOk484bfj2T9OH2KTKZQW3j8T5kTeQmdVXr3inn3lX9RIdV4uzon9tYqc8Q2B6B_GkiPOWnFVhbHWWsIE0YnCDB9sfK-t29pdBv2iA2iPDQqE?sbb=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

http://ttb.newallsoft.com/download/request/.../oia9vKEN?PubID=79_1731_4231&ClickID=6704345917

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