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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 i1alhjhtm8m.3tio8y2sd2.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
571c8b7788f87368eaf12552a143697a

SHA-1:
ccbf59ff2053b65becd6d70eb79a1f2bebaec9e4

SHA-256:
e2c3127d36f809a3018ea7dbf8ad9c50f22d76fe398fce10326f65b03e822daa

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:
12/25/2024 5:16:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.11.3.15

File size:
1.3 MB (1,388,576 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:
9/29/2014 7:36:45 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zssvOxBnSZWbYZCfOf/6XSIgmdofIaZnRbkY+kOQ:zKSZWJfOH6pDdofIa/xB

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, 9E, 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, 07, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 6C, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 00, 07, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5785

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://i1alhjhtm8m.3tio8y2sd2.com/Gzfu3xGRTjg1GkQvEIXtVa7kebo1ITei-0DjI8XhyUX9wndzRL6rQdJCMPC6RAVL9AFBxEiAnPQwrhLDs1uXEjfVcbqtts2ieOxmlJT9oyLeneDnuOHvNDPaYDT-N4d5?sbb=Y7zWq194xvyjZWtCq8aELVY1K3LdkHN06gEPI0B67dcXuNi1GCRYLh7KJs5wDoHjF5sKKXyJYaAkVpI3SYmCz3OnFjcdQWZgMTTbmo660zQLfcVHQ13AAqkETykV2rk8idPQuw8yhJakIcVarlVtwzlohUGyvLKA7XNu2FHlaszDnTd4jWPPSXFw7OocBD33tMiNMs0ERUiiG2DIcyVSxDTqEPwX1yGUesI090aYH5TiG4HIennWef7dS7waLL4Ujmagtz2DCYOLjNeRtfQTKZEH0fB6R4ysy795Z5Hc9c5Da2p92yr6dbTjnxTC0eQnMjSODXJM2ApmG3HmYpjvYxDg11yGtaYHM0wm5urlSC4vN4Xo5byYfrjY9f2HD4qyWiK1foJa4EtgQJ68thGnRlDIT2YDv4i6UOZy1LNoNufWp03KCro4iNFXC3vXpxIcR26gSHsyCtbXx6E9aGH8ilUXHo0YzDZ61BllDHwgPP7ybj6jWUE1ml8QNwM5GvGlBXnfcdFMebRM99LMzATxT7bb7g9FmBM1txROUab2BYOogvgM73HhcDu9y3wBVG3hlX8H8EO10VtSEwTXWKbi5NmK29GE6Svf6Yqho7rq1Z07SiLgY7pSfrZd7HfFWAkEBfKloPZPkXLssYdr4t6VuZgkeEH7JIkJBqwVYWWlzzCGax0Yt7qgM6n1ShFcUFWJ1SwVv51886TGbxJ036OTrXNiOEPQqmmYmTl7krspc9UO2Iw4NoRSkUuYXHwMTTvUU3aN9Fv3IaEl5l2ltJFmGHpWV0pCdfe8gJnFVl8adsKsYpn2DeDHMP5QXD8EsF1Vy

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