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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 30 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.softwcdf.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
fae1bef2f0b7e7cba5d5933d57083807

SHA-1:
98c5df93198879681dbd50dfae19c1b97bb8248e

SHA-256:
54353182046cebedfe94e0ec521b875aff1264d030f0c26585a17c2f19e63bc7

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
12/27/2024 6:56:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
824

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.11.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.182.198

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AI [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
1.0.20.1530

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-51
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19974

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34754
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10659

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
11/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3dfc4001
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.11.02.03

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6958

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.A
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dfslei
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1386528
14.10.31.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.2.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.JLTAcY
37.0.11259

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13583
2.0.0.1974

File size:
1.3 MB (1,386,528 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
9/27/2014 10:19:31 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Mq+qn68d/9eY7xekbbG6GgT0EzUm3O2AR1mYpxkhn8OTYgpqomoFufWUxJkS9sQJ:Mq7669wmb7T0ELmmYs7tg

Entry address:
0x7DE0

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, 70, 00, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 8C, 65, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 68, 00, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5697

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://www.softwcdf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=247&dv1=ad241-gb&kw1=ad241-gb-qyc&uuid=d489087a-1cdc-4d45-589a-9403438057cb&dv3=d489087a-1cdc-4d45-589a-9403438057cb

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