player setup.exe

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 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 ttb.dwlsofts.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
ae4c2c92f0068bd3d46b60757c3e59eb

SHA-1:
76ac9ff864b4b1e4924a90757ff9c6002dbbc558

SHA-256:
fbb854a32eb8d1c584be96b11e5a3a14f62d9c12144ff97009c162a176811d74

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 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:
11/27/2024 3:37:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.3.21.1

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,824 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 8:59:59 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:
10/16/2014 7:33:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VQiuMT98w+0d82/wG4ZqItFPqh6pZRj35fdcuIMx:V/T9N2zsItFa6pZqu7

Entry address:
0x7BC7

Entry point:
E8, DC, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, BD, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D3, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 94, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D4, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A7, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 18, 24, 44, 00, E8, 4E, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 7C, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 10, 24...
 
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Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

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