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

MD5:
99f79d229ac5e7a663159d1da9579a9f

SHA-1:
a835d590ebf55ea1b7f0af04f64f13e0a88eb15a

SHA-256:
3a093343bddc797aafb1c3b67d30fd1960c949f2c72aba830409c3fc49becc73

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:
11/22/2024 8:23:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.16.4

File size:
935.5 KB (957,944 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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
11/14/2014 10:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x136A6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, D8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3936

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://clkrev.com/adServe/adClick?ai=GTTIKYg3Cm8kM626kNTIVfCvEi6saGPY6FjrFP62O6ocKF1qicMGauTE9TSgfeSDAhE5rPlNpjUa UTaLBbN6zp8lhHLeAiuv7H Px08E9XSa8j0WVE6AcAJ7tngtzwc6g4Jy4WIvZpX2zlB2j8j3yyeB wVJms19HiF76MgIJfdpGhGg/E/1Ql/Y YSy6fHkG6z2eweOiB55O1Lu5r WNrEh tbOseL005rwh EQ46NsspeBja0tG5BgCW9h8strx0&ui=fv0BzEVXPE2K1x9S/.../1M6kYjljalfwmCns32jw6Bl0AEcUGwlRK&src=BANNER

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