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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 21 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.cdcxvi.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
51872713b62b28051dc1d0d54610eb07

SHA-1:
9daa46d7be190c49eda444129fa94347d0dd75e0

SHA-256:
51f635870b0f83821c3ea8f5341ecf2364b1673ef9bb8f446d8e72a1bb8abf8e

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/6/2024 8:28:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
816

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.11

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3294

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1575

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-72
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9039
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10704

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/11/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3b323074
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-11-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.11.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6950

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.945

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dijqtn
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.11.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.11.0

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
958.5 KB (981,464 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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 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:
11/7/2014 4:27:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y9+z4WWD6/G3a72nsZTHZROn7MjX/C++u0+jJhkCaE:y9+z4Witq7IGZRO7oXD0+1hwE

Entry address:
0x136F6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 18, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://www.cdcxvi.com/file.php?geo=IT&dv1=IT_a129_pc_2014-11-08-14&clickid=1415475569

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