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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.mxp4118.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
983aeb0fc6dd5fc313c91ed4f11121fb

SHA-1:
8dc4dc5f8b5ecb4af77e7b8ff2b47677c6437cf1

SHA-256:
437eebf1b9dae728542af43c5eb30bfe5fee00b9d577e03b024882bae4a94add

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:
12/29/2024 5:50:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.23

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,400 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 2:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9h2:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdtc2

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4118.com/sR9-0L2tY1EgwwIxZ6SoN43Xsmlo6qAaamkhCSwULFdAfn4upFrK_T1RZcC0NchuxMy_TK0YT0ae-BqS3oq5SopUh8oxr4qs3EQIkC7dSitezYXnp9pTY56PRtl12IZV?sbb=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