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player_setup.exe

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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp2089.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e70302d1919bfdb46bde58e9543c507

SHA-1:
5a42c25e2dd3e664e8516cf11a93ffc478243f4e

SHA-256:
2a37ef7868682092e3b802568fb233868963a785a346f3a49b8a342420c95b1d

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
11/15/2024 7:30:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-O [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Trojan horse Dropper.Generic9.WOZ
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11498531
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.HEYS
18948

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28213
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
15.0.0.494

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7061

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcgbac
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.23.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSL.M
14.7.23.11

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Inject
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
1.2 MB (1,210,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, L=Adeje, 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:
6B59702469CAA1B8F0FE3A86D94D6266

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 1:50:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BUyrumsLQIB+JSZ3FuZMGrU0IzoMn4AADw49M:KyrxyBtkZMGo0IzoM4Ayq

Entry address:
0xC4BA

Entry point:
E8, 37, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 92, C1, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, 83, C1, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 78, 62, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53...
 
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Code size:
146 KB (149,504 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp2089.com/UolBWOflndQmqzBpHhGchq7CJnWBDJi26j2Czbb2hGYxN2tOvvpDPulvfyze2NUORSZp3GhAljC8LUzmiSPT6mbvjuSFUo_gAt6uMoIwy8F8sXR3PwGfd8iG6PLzFM2v

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