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

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
e7de62eef00ce62bb944b84a96f4dd56

SHA-1:
ba0c7e6b41233495b8189f8076034d41eb07b984

SHA-256:
046d029745ab2ef36712cd76ef954eaf3009efc1914419ab335d8b3c1d4d2244

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/22/2024 8:23:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.16.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,115,120 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 (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
12/2/2014 10:31:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, E0, 52, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 65, 78, 63, 6E, 67, 72, 65, 77, 34, 00, 8A, 91, 88, 95, EB, E5, F7, 2B, 5A, 3B, 01, 70, D0, AE, 9E, 2C, 74, F3, 12, 35, AC, 58, D3, 1F, 36, D9, 13, 6E, 53, 32, 16, FC, C1, EB, 25, D0, 34, 29, 8E, 0A, 1B, F5, A2, 68, 72, 8E, B9, 49, 7F, 42, 27, DF, 2F, 5D, F4, 66, 46, F2, D7, 3F, 16, 76, 6D, F8, D7, 3C, 74, 66, 4F, 6F, 28, D1, 3B, DA, B8, C0, 34, CB, 95, C2, 11, 57, 81, BA, EA, 9D, 47, 50, 69, 75, 2D, 34, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9872  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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