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fastplayerpro.exe

taskhost

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 fastplayerpro.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 35 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
167bf02d6e4ae81ca4cb3337f261116d

SHA-1:
73b0e175bc9cb1504855a0ea492bc02a9bc468be

SHA-256:
9cd2595db052a0d6931b97d02729b2003f095a600768e71a6ab269d6d9377a04

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/24/2024 2:00:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
599

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.06.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FA [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3077

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.20.830

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20566

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
22462

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.286
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
6/15/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-d4c3f6ba
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16251

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.06.15.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
16.0.0.498

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dlpkgv
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.15.06

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.6.15.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Packer.Win32.SoftPulse.a!1075356670
23.00.65.15613

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.166

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.71
2.0.0.2225

File size:
1.1 MB (1,199,984 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 3:59:59 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:
1/4/2015 6:40:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:T8vLvb1yMby1E51gyoMD/9+rSOPTW8pr2:TWtbKELB6rhW8h2

Entry address:
0x21486

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, 8C, ED, 49, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, FC, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 84, ED, 49, 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:
7.4666

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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