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player setup.exe

taskhost

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 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vidarama.info.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
50fa21219a7afbf1fb43f4a37f7381a3

SHA-1:
362478b350f39110ebbd648c6ce75684b30ae53b

SHA-256:
18f338fea712474281f9ba913319cc688abb81750887182c82cb69e03768a41e

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/9/2025 6:39:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
754

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.70

avast!
SoftPulse-CS [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3232

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-79
0.98/19906

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20507

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.52
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
8.15.01.11.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.V potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
11.2015-11-01_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.1.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2015.01.11.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6888

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20150111

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.11.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
15.1.11.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15109

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
586.1 KB (600,216 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
1/10/2015 4:53:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ABaDBRbn4Xw5I0nVMn2mqHeIHf4dR4e4kUD3eUG00DUJcR3rBED90ZRO8sr:rDB94XQVesDyRD4kUD3eUG00DUJcNriD

Entry address:
0xAC16E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 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, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9436

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.vidarama.info/5a68d85b-8eb2-4709-a0eb-01336c4ab67e?siteID=11869518&xxx=J3DV9T6_pAdtR61x-LeBkvgvbi-md1yx6ou7-F_tBrLGA9i-D1fmiMqJMMz4UCZZBHd3xascFgo_j1Ddp20qdHJCe1o3z7q962t5Kc4B-CoJwxvPsayubRa0fsK8gF71nKKXQqvtwCzoRZvB9Pv47NvFfvbIhxunDd0idXpeGVpR2IovFypdvWVcv_Fh3Q6o-ojabm2I5Rq6A1IIr2CxyOg_0h0wROA1hOL9ct5DoEaRMu0nEpv2yY-9W0hEGl1cHbWtwP-erPd0ys3Thpz8gm7y5FW9_vcPc401Jy8DDLp8PdPZYenP3nLl7_FNs82i-Aa1YuyYNP2jFWXQf-BMZ4yuUVkYTZ2nmCYqz53XYiSPK8-nwEf0Sxu358a7tBb6M3_HXKukGSg51Z7pfT0uvpcpcmZenL7sqqkPcJfbr_9sx8DqReo

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