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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp496.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

player setup.exe

Publisher:

Plugin Update SL (signed and verified)

MD5:

42a8b639145b415f865a26c383a10661

SHA-1:

23a09351ef342c0bdf17684365f0585291faf867

SHA-256:

0b2b256d6e38c304628ebe66622fabfaea94368ec780395fd0a4159b22905efe

Scanner detections:

25 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/27/2024 9:04:35 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

868

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Dropper.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]

2014.9-140919

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3346

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.JavaInstaller

0.98/19483

Dr.Web

Trojan.Click3.3888

9.0.1.0262

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

8.14.09.19.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Buzus.OVQC!tr

11/29/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-6981e7f8

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

11.2014-19-09_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.29.6

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13611

McAfee

SoftPulse

5600.7002

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.ddtlja

0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.19.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M

14.9.19.13

Sophos

SoftPulse

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Trojan.Buzus

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

33706

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.11379

2.0.0.1927

File size:

1.2 MB (1,237,728 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Plugin Update SL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/12/2015 8:59:59 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:

8/5/2014 8:19:34 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:rt9qun+ppWPxdp8brxQupgk4YNvPlqYN4N3mOKbnn1i:rtFnOXvx/T4YNV/N4N4bnc

Entry address:

0x8840

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, 80, 43... 
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Code size:

72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

The file player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp496.com/k6JysXVJFtzXM6W3CO4olQ8QC1pwjDJQDTWZT-uMOPp8fRmiiNd4vm1WMuOtcJH2l-sAGy-xdDQFZlqr_yvlfyPeIOXg100ZGWrMqXQ5opkry1T0rFr-CSUPkE8ZQTrD?sbb=0eBgpdHqcL3kFI2gCM6I6uQ1deoRJ9Kb4Wv0gAjCoisPdDUTBlswQwy9GBzoUnT4I04XdURnpWBiMd3csy31m3Y4cJOcSvv1MSm7y8l4a0Jr87jBHSChHyv5reHBmqiWXXpxmSOSVgA2AGzHdJapaYH20p3D78qeFJGpEyvRMBW3z8fWFGTbovWGg8QrYo3gMuHSJds49ABm1uEVGV9N4LtinBuVB4xWiE2SSqDg0FmjDb0B0dUb2Bxjij6eVK86VSPfn8RDwijsipXPcKcgTvX5fm4mF3dtRWPU97arVELoDG7UzuTHRXupyGtKsiLz2bysM4XlEV8k6NzwkfSEz2JDIhoHnsQXhZJVdhkR6U3xiElpX27y9Bbn64KSQezIO0NWL5lxQk85A4zLHDEiGjaNmrXyshUFWnVikYpcYup5G1KeD6CLeNrhpe3qhG9witiQUefksjq9h6P00eH6vuSApbFmdLs5wFafmG341xAUqOlKyqWwLG9hL5dhkzFiz6JLBfm0H55pb9c5C8lydxEmZ01MKewIfxxlvoOPF4moluXbCq9HcCQNhtR4C8D2j1gw6pP4oCYlqb5pkDjjUw2U9oLeWlPlXqEtDGSIpZS0SDptsvZnvAl1hj0rTkxqtpwu6PuiuDJMlFbPxG1aNnVEBgbc4iXcOjfgwIegO82QjCC5VhPbbMpZY3oFjBVwPRAKft23mwMISqD6c1xYczekz4gcx8V89ea8cjUZb4xUuLar1BhDFDRiJcBksyNvR8fC35HeQIOxIwJohPbVqKReKIAj4O3zXJctOsbrKg1pB8OLN1BSF4LUxwSdzkecfR76N7V0hHAQ

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=0080538299269941038&PubID=008053829

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