player_setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp2109.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dc3a55ed2fb4fdf46139ec6bb70cd9a3

SHA-1:
0c097b174a79e9c4351a7a195da908f4cbfa22a5

SHA-256:
5563cfeedcb9ee05e150248b5de790c1ff1190c52741dbe119e498c92dc98cdc

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
11/2/2024 7:13:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.11

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140908-2

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4015

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.24441
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3e1ab895
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigitalPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ.Gen
v2014.09.10.01

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7011

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.ddviag
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140910

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.M
14.9.10.12

Sophos
Adware.SoftPulse
5.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11263
2.0.0.1917

File size:
1.3 MB (1,373,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2014 10:04:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yS6Cqp3hVbl9HxvLhgAFlMlCcmpElsnevdxK1Npl:/qp3LDxdg4lMASl9dxKnL

Entry address:
0x3DF6

Entry point:
E8, 09, 27, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 95, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 95, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
61.5 KB (62,976 bytes)

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

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