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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 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4096.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af11885065a1a8474d238c0a69d67e2b

SHA-1:
4a9869b2bb6c64994c4e48f119c23f1d40c62a80

SHA-256:
859074b8681631459ea62a7aa1770ac2947338d65e234b1244c40e6a01964260

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
11/24/2024 5:28:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
886

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Strictor.62662
7.11.170.96

avast!
Win32:Agent-AUBR [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.H
19391

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.01.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7020

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.9.1.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,408 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:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
8/29/2014 9:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jrK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8AC:jrBew72604doSw6ewJ

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4096.com/jh75lkGKrwH5stkfzM3OoSnIEMzdvWyilJ2tbzPeNInjJZ4ixqxmoio-rxYKEWptZVvetZa-lTr8eMtRfDj6VGAF5CSsWbW3EqYZu1k2l43zx-04JTeb3RmG-xCukMEn?sbb=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

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=004593244011082475715&PubID=004593244

http://clkrev.com/adServe/adClick?ai=fMLVOUeNi DqbBe8JDV5MLe5exvOoc10L02jp9jYpVus0Bm8zpv1VvY YSy6fHkG6z2eweOiB576 p665nlCo8KwWcH55acyZuHO9NRUSW3uV/hb6L/8TvTkjUbeIEoH9&ui=PO/.../4BVNmK1S2tVuRQKO8nuSdPanYVTw4mt9gMm0dW5raCa&src=BANNER

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