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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 27 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.hypdownload.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
9a861e7106dae9ae5b0fa0076e727dc2

SHA-1:
b5c4bd4dff1621e5234048f473f27f04c713a3da

SHA-256:
584f7121de94675143c5d5bf8c0506fb04765903aa466c07ee9cbedc7fc2c8c9

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 9:03:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
824

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

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

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU4ET}
2015.0.3302

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1535

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-15
0.98/19576

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19950

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10648

F-Prot
W32/A-7177c33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-03-11_2

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

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Win32.Ruskill
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3004

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.03.06

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6958

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.921

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141103

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.3.6

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10260

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.2 MB (1,245,656 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/22/2014 12:53:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:88L6VIJcRi1mjztVwUkikOHLO8Yleg7I+SzUvnGwUCOYeySG:8+d1yVwe/YrITzUvnelyD

Entry address:
0x7D26

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, F8, 5B, 44, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, C0, C3, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F0, 5B, 44, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5281

Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

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

http://www.hypdownload.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=software&subid2=www.shouldiremoveit.com&source=google_downloadmanager-display-cpc-GB-468x60-48472104425&adprovider=google_hypdownload.com&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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