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player setup.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 player setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 41 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:
73d85700308835f1330c694195ce2979

SHA-1:
05334562140f30dcc961a10f0237fe6acdedb913

SHA-256:
6924bc3c1464c8c6416c4e8327eedbaf995dc2d64f47752874c426c6108aa42c

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/9/2025 6:33:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
546

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.70

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FA [PUP]
2014.9-150807

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3024

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1587

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1095

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-35419
0.98/19902

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20507

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.0219

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
8.15.08.07.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
8/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.2015-07-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.15.2

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1617

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2015.08.07.02

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6680

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20150807

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720376.B
15.01.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.07.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.7.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15805

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9706

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.219

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
586.1 KB (600,208 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\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:59:59 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:
1/10/2015 5:53:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zBaDBRbn4Xw5I0nVMn2mqHeIHf4dR4e4kUD3eUG00DUJcR3rBED90ZRO8sp:0DB94XQVesDyRD4kUD3eUG00DUJcNriR

Entry address:
0xAC16E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9436

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.vidarama.info/5a68d85b-8eb2-4709-a0eb-01336c4ab67e?siteID=11869518&xxx=IeH8zWLXLb-XjXLcQbpBdrLBTJ4KbNeKXJ4WF5WwCEQZ-nd7MjKE9IsvKfwsofZ3hsb37c5zYDbvXTMNi0AW13Odpsl8puxgp7LDlRVJ5YKe_MZNB5C_TE5SQ4q1QaHlxMUsrD0lacoZGNZkMZHUobgfdRW8PwOtWE5djxdYTcKHfrizhu6O9fJypF1gzPZpzuZ5VEiLXs6zAJoSODl86RdM_ckYH0RgATGr1N-wb33JYqSA1cJIAQQ4koaoGrdLkzv9kiR7xgFkTtH_NyAinlUnhMaC58fDGEzaX33lOr8I-4d08M5sI49ZcBRYhPf1Mks1U5LATazrNHpNXjuwcjQ0z85pPYV0JjJhQcWdgPNnAXsi4GT13CMAnojXbLjFH1TF6i3CyF_btXs6Vqw45lKNyg31k-Zz

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