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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 file taskhost.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 22 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
992fd6fe8587be9331330c2951d20aca

SHA-1:
18e30fdd3498c36a9cd18038f2ecf25803eb33e5

SHA-256:
8bd50cbca85d960acc5515fb03b106b76a5a282f7e262f15d3cd3c244fc90979

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/7/2024 9:15:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
6282934

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.199.198

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3237

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
1.0.20.30

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20623

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.54
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.06.07

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
16.0.0.18

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.G
15.1.6.18

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36340

File size:
1.2 MB (1,220,080 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\a20.tmp

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:
1/6/2015 12:52:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0/B+iHzb+oZtC7LRDtMMyoLpEpTZwub/7viLFQTj+zDBU:ck4m88LRDJEPVeLFQEVU

Entry address:
0x21576

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 0C, 39, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, B0, FC, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 04, 39, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4592

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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