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player setup.exe

Plugin Update SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from q4tktcc8a1e.65w3dki4ux.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
f88726e1a52826e1e201bae219a30bb4

SHA-1:
08de76df4296dec5a9edaaff7934a4311f77f499

SHA-256:
f979d5f4021a097754550b9559a888757252e23de31e275dd9cba20e89b7df75

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
11/25/2024 4:51:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OLP
6515826

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.244

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AJ [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OLP
1.0.20.165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20016

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19942

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36013
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OLP
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUTA!tr
2/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-a8d7efaa
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OLP
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.Agent.OLP
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13597

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.LMN
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.02.02.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6867

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OLP
16.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dfwfat
0.28.2.62483

Norman
Adware.Agent.OLP
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OLP
14.10.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Downloader.WKR
15.02.02.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.2.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15131

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13908
2.0.0.1947

File size:
1.3 MB (1,390,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Ingilizce

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2014 2:36:57 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7rKqlGCPcJKwybUDwEZZODYmR9G+gnbkk6XRJfe3DqYO/KpLwFfngWX4VmJPak:7rKo4ZwCOnYjVmJPa

Entry address:
0x7D90

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 84, 0F, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 9C, 74, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 7C, 0F, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The file player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://q4tktcc8a1e.65w3dki4ux.com/1c2F4ciAFK1pS734eMeYhT6BC83i-TIq_EB7V5cJ6RF9jlUhZjBQKGp80SNzFh4kgcw2bzu89UsQfVETkNgiA8G-VG4-p5XpWi-tDsu62xqiY1qZFjYPBqBQnJw6ZEoQ?sbb=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

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=004326541013144939322&PubID=004326541

http://clkrev.com/adServe/adClick?ai=KPog9eHHLGg9ayamHgjv1g7qkc7aRai1MgDP4ESmHji404PSvkOZ gYSMvaP1bjWdlXSgW7Ljrlg vw7of4d Mu4uWOu/Eid14wgDYJwMUcTSm3eC4KYTY QzKToe5Tmb&ui=WumxlqV/.../195kydfggXciiTj2pLdQxUmkb6NMa5HVP&src=BANNER

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