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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4122.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
c71aec0798af93b2e6bdbbe934585c49

SHA-1:
4f9f55d668ef16d261b3e8c4a4a4a87ce890a6d4

SHA-256:
51064945b0af0b425090f6eedd1ebf41e7dcdde4ee32b23d687b993e6ad58bce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
2/25/2025 10:42:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.7.4.17

File size:
1.4 MB (1,434,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2014 8:52:54 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:T8gP2Rq9XZbJNRg4pCz3qv4nR32WbRCbF9TgjwYhqmK1KvwVevm7IfT3GuRV:TNOkNe4OvnLCJ9Tg09mXBFf7G

Entry address:
0x7DD0

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, 4E, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, EC, B8, 46, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, FC, 1D, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, E4, B8, 46, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5323

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4122.com/blnHA-w3UjeL7IHMQahZ76b1CEam5Nzwo9Rt4DT-8-fGUQsh-fB1cEhocPeK55S_avxi8F5mvaX_9x_UK4G9g_UXWENP46Egh0PpEE8ve_YS99h6JIpGN20UJOrHb4YA?sbb=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