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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 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 ttb.dwnlibrry.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
34c871cbaa255a49127813e3578e8883

SHA-1:
c89d50afe6770ca280747344fb429147655a24be

SHA-256:
f55a9819b685c12567a598c55f2738e7d74d65edbd1f61646a42eedf375d7693

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:
11/8/2024 4:47:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.3.18.8

File size:
777 KB (795,600 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:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
11/3/2014 7:58:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hG34RGZbsqt/egpPeu83dUAAO5K5Ye7iQ0y/XqbrRtMPbhlLBe:g64sqt2wq0jq2iQ0UXqbrRt0TLBe

Entry address:
0x7E56

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, 00, 40, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, C0, A7, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F8, 3F, 45, 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:
7.5230

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dwnlibrry.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=7911001322

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