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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 24 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:
731ed0f47d5e61661bfccc187c078c06

SHA-1:
7b99a27c3be9af2bb49f4bb5a477fed596baab48

SHA-256:
bec43a666c6e8661da43b1594f3173141cf33ae775945f8d6511b5ef4cc96d51

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:57:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
884

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Strictor.62662
7.11.170.194

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AE [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3362

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
1.0.20.1230

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.H
19413

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-Prot
W32/A-f1d76642
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-03-09_4

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.03.07

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7018

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
15.0.0.738

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.03.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.9.3.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11990
2.0.0.1911

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,416 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:
6/11/2014 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=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 3:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jrK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8Ae:jrBew72604doSw6ewR

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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Entropy:
7.6026

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4096.com/v4NQHx_BHHTck-6vVbc_jBI1rOHk4yGrvG3rlWR5MMKj5a6vJEjpWnx5uReU7OSPUPVHxfGMsockb41Llg-T0jG7SJzJKRmJZDKV4PDaJprvRjVFkS3t7D8OJNCnOm37?sbb=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

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=004888829011085884221&PubID=004888829

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