player setup.exe

Wizard

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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from yohpprl1gq1.m1n1dz7h.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
9707865f2427734cd3835135cf0cc637

SHA-1:
3367b8fd09b07030981252505009b516c7d28b91

SHA-256:
689f51c44fd37f2cf1737b7fe35f8b21c928d42dbd91ffec44e234d5abf16d30

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/7/2024 9:45:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
774

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.05

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BN [PUP]
2014.9-141223

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3252

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.141223

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.1785

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19801

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20282

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.28
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
8.14.12.23.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
12/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Uv1@matkyJcO
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.23.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6908

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
15.0.0.1071

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
11.20141223

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.23.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.12.23.4

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10161

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.357

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2003

File size:
886 KB (907,296 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
12/22/2014 8:53:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zuvYVsT1lnTPopmmyBgCl3T0lVz6odQ6g:KvYkRTE3YcbQj

Entry address:
0x12016E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9805

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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