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player setup.exe

SetupWizard

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

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
fbb52a30a23baa78785fb3fcf3e8ba5b

SHA-1:
a09285eba1c655c9e67ac90e2b8810eb312a4ac5

SHA-256:
69e6b4759227387283de0bba8ec5bb4a86613b516e803c1ca7a93b81d4050595

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 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:
11/25/2024 3:56:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.7.0

File size:
960.5 KB (983,544 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/28/2014 1:52:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6kb9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gq:6khGXiBE6FY1ps656tgq

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://clkdeals.com/adServe/adClick?ai=hOD6Xl45qmkNrzzhXvtolqR8XUsH9TCihH0srIsx70Sm froupqNK ogluCZE/1/BpoOL IGFAUw ra98siXOwYQumcnxa2Owy6nLSy3dZqYfMmL30stV7bYdsYIjdgp1uwjdvYVPoGijzZce0GuOyw==&ui=5Y5zA/ngSKNlWt9IZ7jBM1Y37AsT2AewDMRlDug0DrYw2 sx499Gyc9/.../&src=BANNER

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