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player setup.exe

Wizard

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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from xypttpnz.o7di8uy4.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
7e147ea4cc232dba93545f4af2fa87a1

SHA-1:
afb7840f2f6e1fc746f28cbecb5c3067d5db3b8e

SHA-256:
d3b1a866ed67716ab0c63a89b6937842df3d7bcd0573b6c147511c242dba29a9

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 10:18:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.10

File size:
1.1 MB (1,112,488 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
12/16/2014 6:53:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cxm03dDATu3TtKUhG3QQkrEcdvMqH1dznOotRldDfHbg5+MH/QTK7ufrncquNGs1:cgS73RKUsaVdzOotdDfStfsKafIgs1

Entry address:
0x19836

Entry point:
E8, CD, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C2, 26, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 6C, F8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 57, 3E, 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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Code size:
197 KB (201,728 bytes)

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

http://xypttpnz.o7di8uy4.com/V1ehVMI8xI8K98DEzgdOF8kl4DBJvKVGWk1g2A_wpIDvnmc6HBpmzhE7oULLnsiP_YhlZgYUVVloSo0FA9XMKGE3nGQgp0pGckTJGz54laGvEDBIiTyl5Lq9UjzR7ljlaj-xvu4tfEd1JgYHnw6MkE8TMHYo7JJ9vfa89V5yY4k

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