player.exe

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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.rv9jrf8o2.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
58f5793119de89ab0ab12247402894ca

SHA-1:
7521ec01e4bbac6214c429245e157d4104e640c9

SHA-256:
18a49c16518bba2692879a52aefa4f09e4c59bd983e0098f2ed000ce9cb18dd1

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:
12/24/2024 5:04:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.8.2

File size:
606.1 KB (620,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/4/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, STREET=El Pozo 17, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
10384504286EDB5BB905D662E110511A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2015 10:06:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1EA910

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, EA, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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

http://ttb.rv9jrf8o2.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1423180299.432&lpsl=4f278e101dd6986c3b836659c6e1636f&expire=1423266678&slp=www.getfilersoft.com&pub_id=P11841045&ce_cid=dpOQlxqN3DuSxikVkgC4GZeW0JK5FyzkywLT0iTt0rJsuVVOOANUG5gN54mWApotgnw3JLxlO40tGUB1Zf_d4wozlgiz981oqwT10XoQPmPkIm7FVAnQyeuaHfDmZPDuBr_XpremEcpP7KsnR7jjuKBZ7sRDp4NdtLC3-vZz9g9pPvtdVQVvlqr6qsHiLaxLurdgrcBfxGl_ei6N9eW4y1bFKsYSssLUC8-WTHhVbs4RGwJq8ZtQu_TtAkxNHfnb2LLybd1VhpLdvjsf5liWlCurX1pZwMzeMCKTxviAR3J0QoEzoSSIbjl4nH_JRgEiYm2NcD18-uK1xRwKpJ2irzKL-1bfUGT5y8pWiWQsFTiIrRxAyKOR769sw_pepA_DoPR2UdHTRGdaz4eSgQMdf_JqI0HfXVuKhlNHHiWkutjtlr8&fileName=Player

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