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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 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 owdwau9v.9k2qd0j.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
9ea59bdf651a14d720cb521ab41852b5

SHA-1:
1bc258256031d6bd782439c0d4b2581937d7cc5a

SHA-256:
45586d6f3c742165352e3a5bb9d5ecc58f245e137195cbfc8535962537f3ed15

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:
11/8/2024 12:11:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.5.10.12

File size:
1.3 MB (1,327,088 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
10/30/2014 4:33:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:guq2tmafPHRCOfLIRT26ULQX+llih7yzs905h0OsYOl9ooM3hGrBswDNgn:maHPixOa9puf

Entry address:
0x7E16

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 98, 17, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 60, 7F, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 90, 17, 45, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5296

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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

http://owdwau9v.9k2qd0j.com/KMkVBKTUlDeMUxsbj774yIZaKOB0hffq7lxK0d_T_Vlgr1ZK8pu3Ewc4HoYJL6wPwZO3nSgvao0xc4IzpkhJN2cF0cttXtlXnnwAculI4IZdpaL8ThfrD3oQCKM1r1l-?sbb=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