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player setup.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 setup.exe by Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.jyjk1t4b.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2558732a512b293148cda6108328d2d2

SHA-1:
0bb7b7d92bd06dc080eb2a885eccf6d2c7d0ffc2

SHA-256:
d5b58e7173512f0ada0c92b40fb6710934b38859bc82dd2197035da68f1f22fa

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/23/2024 12:30:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6473648

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oaoc
7.11.205.178

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3215

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.140

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20877

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.118
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14786

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2563

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.01.30.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6871

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dnbzww
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.20150130

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftware
15.1.28.12

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/4/2014 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 3:29:59 AM

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:
1/28/2015 12:28:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UAbMSe0NArZRTldLRxpyg9fKPlU0Lw62uT+x1fWp2vF:UONerTtvLMw62THF

Entry address:
0x15706

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 60, F5, 47, 00, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, CF, 29, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.7330  (probably packed)

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://ttb.jyjk1t4b.com/download/request/.../43xwlt0O?__tc=1422462533.741&lpsl=2c7d41ba9daa935efaca50a775baaa1b&expire=1422548862&PubID=008866716&slp=www.youksoft.com&a=2&ClickID=008866716019164485337&fileName=Player_Setup

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