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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 13 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 apx.matk.avazutracking.net.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d5f1dc5560635a2574d41083d950223

SHA-1:
e8f544da247612ea785aa7c2ba497fc80346732a

SHA-256:
a325b2303a362bfc891b7b134a028bed6b0a0f9424750fd8b4fde39c13fc68d2

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/15/2024 3:47:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
482

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-151010

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2960

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.0283

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
8.15.10.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2015-10-10_7

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup v2 1.exe (Adware)
2015.10.10.20

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1296

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6616

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
11.20151010

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.21.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
357.5 KB (366,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 8:59:59 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:
10/23/2014 10:51:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5j7pqcZKxTvR3TaukI9fD2xOdKCAJ/L4xGFdD6NrioBiX+TXBNy4Ijlf:5j7JKVVGukeL2xOdKd3dGAoBW+bBNy4K

Entry address:
0xEE6E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
316 KB (323,584 bytes)

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

http://apx.matk.avazutracking.net/.../redirect.php?apxcode=891489&id=eU4amzjMIWuXmN4ReRjMIWuXeU4aK5-0N-0N&dv1=15309972975

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