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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 systemupdates.info.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
5d86a76d464fed3eb7fd38e5ff627969

SHA-1:
a86035d95e8eb5664142f66333a8ee90a8fb010a

SHA-256:
01e5406f132a91d983828e2ea1325765d0ebcca926d35b2d58354327b79c1aa7

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:
11/25/2024 4:48:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.10

File size:
1.6 MB (1,627,688 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:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
10/8/2014 11:10:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HFzJtFQQy+Yxa7kCleJkAKmP/0HWYs4LET3dJ6cTT10njVcyWjE8SDw/8rmxnZCc:lGQy1NvbduWE8S/mxZOebLf

Entry address:
0x6985

Entry point:
E8, CE, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, A7, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, DD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, C5, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 6F, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 86, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, C6, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 99, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 84, 48, 4A, 00, E8, 40, 2F, 00, 00, 68, DC, AB, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 7C, 48...
 
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Entropy:
7.4765

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://systemupdates.info/?a=1693&c=8850&s1=http://.../results?search_query=korn never never

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