home

player setup.exe

taskhost

Digital Plugin SL

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 Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
658a9e02c32db6eb4c0a0cb0cf7e2f2d

SHA-1:
f56e9d1e0dc5f33b3d65eb988245d443af2f48e4

SHA-256:
5eee46968a34ca66f4753b497cd4ae623676efcacd65dc0c125e2a4f502d3fd3

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
11/27/2024 1:35:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
352

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aonb
7.11.199.16

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160217

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2830

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.16217

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.240

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20576

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20570

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.101
9.0.1.048

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
8.16.02.17.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.V potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
2/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-b2168508
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
11.2016-17-02_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
16.2.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.646

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.17.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6486

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.144

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20160217

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720376.B
15.01.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.17.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DigitalPlugin.Bundler (M)
16.2.17.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16215

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9317

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.48

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40828

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
1.1 MB (1,200,144 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, 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:
457A2C44F936DD8EEF974AFC80E53578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/4/2015 3:40:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:l8vLvb1yMby1E51gyoMD/9+rSOPTW8prV:lWtbKELB6rhW8hV

Entry address:
0x21486

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, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 8C, ED, 49, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, FC, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 84, ED, 49, 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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Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://ttb.4u7ynbh3y0.com/download/request/.../43xwlt0O?__tc=1420397373.432&lpsl=759c4158b7f8c01fc0f9166976e5d9c1&expire=1420483748&PubID=009001207&slp=www.getksoft.com&a=2&ClickID=009001207018062586991&fileName=Player_Setup

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