home

player.exe

taskhost

Video Plugin software 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.exe by Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
363963893570f2299e4d983982d9c122

SHA-1:
03d861755b72508b914800311404570dd1634e50

SHA-256:
16511473e0185f9cc954b361614a143c1c9aafa19cff6a87e0a852281d1e8b6d

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:
11/25/2024 3:33:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
357

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.21

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oant
7.11.211.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DD [Adw]
2014.9-160213

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2835

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21156

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.02.13.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
2/13/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-6523ab71
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.197.15040

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.669

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.13.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6491

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmdsrh
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160213

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720384.BD
15.02.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.13.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Revm.f!1075356541
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.44

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.36223
2.0.0.2076

File size:
588.5 KB (602,624 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.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2014 8:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0XznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jW:FgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RNW

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, 0C, B2, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 68, 79, 75, 68, 64, 73, 34, 00, B2, 2E, 61, 31, F3, 47, 01, D3, 96, 96, 68, 81, 0A, E1, 1F, C5, 59, 80, F6, 07, 20, 84, 5D, 0D, 8B, 6B, 83, 1C, 68, 17, 09, 24, F0, 84, 12, A9, E6, 71, D1, 69, F3, 24, 8E, 3F, 77, 46, AE, F2, BA, 26, 2F, 05, B0, 68, 18, FD, 91, 84, 4D, A8, FB, 93, 07, 27, 83, C6, D5, D6, BD, 7B, B4, DE, 0B, 83, F7, 78, 8D, 6A, 2B, 18, 2D, BB, 65, C8, 1A, 46, 85, EA, 55, 06, A3, C7, E6...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.v9u16jofy8.com/download/request/.../vdoxRukp?__tc=1419735400.095&lpsl=dd6c3af72a134878d773ccab6910c687&expire=1419821794&slp=www.ccprosoft.com&pub_id=P11879135&ce_cid=TPALvpr9wLVrpM-ctqFhFlvjnbj4j16TImn21Q9Gd6fOSw8DLcfJ9tFF6WFesKm5M1ktZS3vEVUYPiunfE22RVhfH1B8m_VIXqW0bHIAWghUQTpRIL3p2LvXHv16zvzAiTvM9xEAzX1QoJDhtdy1zVLSspMIuyYfULZuuJkiOIB6lqJ5rCxkLARB885HpFea3bD70gysTW5dFoP7_Qub9I9sRitxbV15RAzKY0eHJsNoJAhYCgowfytehiuSP0oGA1k_jVj2G3MVDQo1J9xbzX3r2yzzYJs0JPuvqYxxedYbG7hk2gvla8pUQLO6HE1VT0Mov22O-HBFlQ1IKMtld3aRJpKGXH10X6L1iulV-MoFvjx7FKmuTpbr1x-QSeoU-wM9huzEnYQGnWeNV625-hG7BhL05n3dbwU&fileName=Player

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