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 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from hgtvl112.nqty5g2dx.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
6f8ca78bd1e3d98d7a023941219a6835

SHA-1:
be2e6b2bd4623b47f3a520db94776f07170047c1

SHA-256:
5e605626c25c316bf9d95684cd383ce7e0f887069982722b274b6f66fef81c4e

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 3:27:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1024343
372

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.05

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.145

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19915

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20282

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.1024343
8.16.01.29.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1024343
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.744

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2016.01.29.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
11.20160129

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9357

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2003

File size:
1.1 MB (1,130,544 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 6:59:59 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:
12/18/2014 1:52:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aKptCjLyu+cUhZTD4nkDEjK63vOR9h1N9GbFIMBQH1x3l+YYZT6kouuiap+34dzJ:azSSU3/Yg9h1TGqjnVkPliTzJ

Entry address:
0x1C116

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 64, 94, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, 08, 20, 49, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 5C, 94, 48, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.5634

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

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