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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
7. 6. 4. 6

MD5:
87028f337d81a28f497c8fb327df9a03

SHA-1:
2868302e63bcd95ac7ae87e0fc33b3c0f6eefea7

SHA-256:
ac9a9db6ee941d5077fa680e3c3edee3d5bb0c0108d5db9d7e30df8dd7be3b67

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
11/6/2024 10:42:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
644

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Agent.706296
2015.05.02

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FD [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3122

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
1.0.20.605

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21962

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.102
9.0.1.0121

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
5/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a78caf48
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.2015-01-05_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.31.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15778

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2106

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6778

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
16.0.0.363

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmhank
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20150501

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.706160
15.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.01.06

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.5.1.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.1A7B
23.00.65.15429

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.36397
2.0.0.2163

File size:
689.6 KB (706,160 bytes)

Product version:
7. 6. 5. 4

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\5fcd.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
1/12/2015 3:53:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rMGU99p82TL5WXv0Be53AXTNMwmTfumY+7rP8db1+Q/WCjVF6WjXKS5:Az99pU0Be5wXTNMwmT0+7wf9WcVdXK8

Entry address:
0xDBE6

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 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, 64, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 64, AC, 42, 00, E8, DE, 2F, 00, 00, 68, F4, 35, 43, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 5C, AC, 42, 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:
7.6640

Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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