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player setup.exe

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 32 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)

MD5:
6f3ae85d4e5f5759a12fc551617a441e

SHA-1:
15716ccdbd54e023e56bc7d6a57d959ffdbdff6c

SHA-256:
7bf5cc9f8107ce12b6b1f7ff41273b5b4d9edaec74c6f517ff359668976ee5fb

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
11/6/2024 2:42:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
746

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.01.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.202.28

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3227

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
1.0.20.100

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20741

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
8.15.01.20.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
1/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-68b8ba6a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2015-20-01_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14667

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2015.01.17.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6880

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
16.0.0.60

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmhxcl
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Inject.!gen
11.20150117

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.17.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.17.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15115

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.86
2.0.0.2038

File size:
829.1 KB (849,040 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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/16/2015 7:28:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QDFhwFzsQNLAr5bj/b4FKHrJ841gAQguqMwP7:sFhwFzPBYb02y4SA5Me

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
B8, 04, 4F, 4F, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 73, F1, 69, 6F, 75, 37, 69, 00, BD, E0, 1B, 9D, F3, 0F, E0, 04, B2, 30, 6F, C5, B2, 4E, 4C, DD, DE, AB, D6, 05, 75, 42, 60, 93, 74, E5, 55, A7, 31, D3, 5C, 00, F1, 79, C9, BD, 9B, F6, 2C, BA, 73, E8, 12, 7F, 3E, 56, 3A, 57, A3, F2, 41, 8D, 9A, BC, 5A, E7, 98, 33, DD, 73, 1B, C4, 6F, B6, 82, AB, 92, 10, 9B, 1B, 94, 63, B4, 0C, AF, EB, 94, 42, 06, 8E, F0, D5, 51, 7C, CA, 01, D0, 68, 23, 6D, 3D, F6, E2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9793  (probably packed)

Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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

http://a.piixrp.com/54b9e799392b8?geo=US&aid=208&lp_domain=count.pzayaq.com&clickid=1421469593

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