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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4116.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f5792e3680a7910d547b7ae01395ba3b

SHA-1:
84291d7e28927fd171c44a603ff9addda04ce363

SHA-256:
9a624d94854bbb3395409d4e8ad35287a49c07864ec7a7b234b1383f2b132fc8

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/6/2024 2:30:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
817

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1565

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11248
0.98/19406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19567

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.11.09.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10444

F-Prot
W32/A-1bb2709d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-09-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.9.22

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2971

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.13.03

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7008

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.496.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.939

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.13.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.9.13.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1927

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 8:59:59 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:
9/11/2014 12:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPg:ayFPu8D9k5QELuLY

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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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 4 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4116.com/2IIBhFGFNqzMjQw5Ss0xSNxg_baby-ikAM9GwxQ0RWXU2qJyI0t9q4MAtPLLlI2DpBcqWpqu1rvFQfWDN536QZXLshHP9s2st7iPkSXwu6g61PD3qf6mn6I95xpqcnD0?sbb=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