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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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4002.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
01db4ffeefe982a59ff7b9d5aacfa2e3

SHA-1:
1e87f1252e0b32e5791e7fdf769732df88cb1b6f

SHA-256:
98e58483e2ff3942ae8a1ee21d775f84a23ecb02d1ab751595aee6c1e273fd2c

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
1/14/2025 3:06:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OHF
841

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Helper
2014.10.17

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OHF
1.0.20.1450

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.JavaInstaller
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.3888
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OHF
14.10.16

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.OVQC!tr
10/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-6981e7f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OHF
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Adware.Agent.OHF
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13704

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6975

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OHF
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Click3.ddtjpt
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OHF
14.10.16.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.10.16.23

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33992

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.121387
2.0.0.1958

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,000 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=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:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/6/2014 1:08:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4ZY4EpQIEg5e3Fo/pJjmEv6sp7rep0uKUYd:4IryKLjmEvZSpUp

Entry address:
0x8850

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 70, 43...
 
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Entropy:
7.7664  (probably packed)

Code size:
72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4002.com/sxtkx5cZnWkyg5812GFAeDH-IXOexYm628In3glzA-GCEBFhf4tsEz5hFDE7WIZvCFcqZV6p5tmAIqjjMiKS3vMfH5fuQyqaSiR3--Ij8GQP5_HUS6XFhYuRUKrm7nWo?sbb=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

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=0080460809385460007&PubID=008046080

http://clkrev.com/adServe/adClick?ai=fMLVOUeNi DmXWhLLfr ufTWxnVrKVfs7BO5/N1nfeJHfq A/m4LVgYSMvaP1bjWdlXSgW7Ljrk JVYK2wrAPqwWcH55acyZZP5y8bFtIZ/.../tRFUVp7512dRbv6ScPs&src=BANNER

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