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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4118.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a5792bcc30e8250abf0c2809701796ce

SHA-1:
11145e802a19f7003caff9311f1ea11ce2f9d29b

SHA-256:
fb82c6c760a3281844994b71a9f205b37dec003916bde2ab84c1fd2ada740e56

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/29/2024 6:52:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.21.17

File size:
1 MB (1,056,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 5:14:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4J0FPl0XoDnqgEdhlaCT3xXGHRXjEuuMjM4jm6dVriAUli8WXHXlp3K:4WFPaXGalaCTt8XjwoGji8eK

Entry address:
0x351D

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 3D, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, A0, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 07, 44, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, B9, 41, 00, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 10, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, 15, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 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, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A...
 
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Code size:
64.5 KB (66,048 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4118.com/c9Xa2jdBm4RUde0yQz38uG1iKTOuk1vpBq0PzksUik1MfYkU86n5Y21BcvqVhtNAd8gFSXCy7_bsjEk_9gHmHECd6YIsH-JGY2iKz9EnS14hkYJnyDFIuIN_QOB39-st?sbb=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