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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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 9zhqtp0dir.6k1u0djrgw.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
1dfde4ca7a8064f33bad78418933092d

SHA-1:
a555e41a5bcc9c060db8f4b3a3aab8b74b55500f

SHA-256:
16fe64f5bc967c83015d377c368dec4af9bd518c2a414019258428c7bcd97171

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/27/2024 7:48:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.02.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.10.2.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33520

File size:
1.3 MB (1,410,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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:
9/30/2014 11:37:12 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A8maeLsj74Tl3ZvYbIwhtdAP/zy1ilLShKOWBGF7UYCtftv29Xfy:A8CJeMwhtO/zk0K8f/Hea

Entry address:
0x7DB0

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, FE, 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, 5E, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, C3, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 5E, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5587

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://9zhqtp0dir.6k1u0djrgw.com/U6Wihw3ftbM2uXkSaeYiWSQmSQagv4TIkHciN9tJrOuU3RU86FZCFpX8aB73AQDvx-HhvfD4EVUYp76MSp5Vm4Ub6wQ3HQhlB-hHp611JGKbB95HqtJReA8_yAEgDlGr?sbb=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

http://ttb.softpcdll.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=7336442851

http://www.softwcdf.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=160&dv1=ad154-gb&kw1=ad154-gb-xx&uuid=9f436392-af0a-4a8d-6ae6-d68b7361881a&dv3=9f436392-af0a-4a8d-6ae6-d68b7361881a

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