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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from zupbpxelpad2.u0dzgq0vky.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
983fefc5a01a0297f2cb191ca072f650

SHA-1:
c0cef9f7185f541bd875214c482a6821c3451205

SHA-256:
77696cbc7d1b2737726fa4c4e19ef0aa0e91608d44b3acc6be12d046157c7232

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/26/2024 9:48:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
773

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!
Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3251

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.141223

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.1785

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19801

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20282

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.28
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
8.14.12.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
12/23/2014

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

F-Secure
Win32.Kashu.A
11.2014-23-12_3

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.24

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
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.23.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6907

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
15.0.0.1071

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.117871
11.20141223

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.23.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.12.23.21

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10159

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.357

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:
886 KB (907,296 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 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:
12/22/2014 8:53:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zuvYVsT1lnTPopmmyBgCl3T0lVz6odQ6F:KvYkRTE3YcbQO

Entry address:
0x12016E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9805

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

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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