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player setup.exe

taskhost

Plugin Update 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 Plugin Update S.L 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from zbahthzw7b.5kd62grnx7.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
db167cd02b20853b34f183b25764b6fd

SHA-1:
0fd2a68746a54886341448608d519cb8c86e037d

SHA-256:
cdfa7eb826bfeee6ef0346cefd19d09f4f74242a28198da6602bb2df31bb9647

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/23/2024 6:40:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.7.3.19

File size:
703.4 KB (720,280 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 (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2014 1:53:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86rk:EHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6rk

Entry address:
0xFFF6

Entry point:
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Code size:
149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://zbahthzw7b.5kd62grnx7.com/8L6Ej3gpIUttc_rEpcO7DjwHFDfe0Zms5tnb6NQjZ37VrcpJW9aVPi6Ac_opNyf8VHM7QsVKSRf_X4eoe0fif7dmcYY-SS4LwF0mtItuvIy2aN9o_AiYCnYUnEE9l9FxZGS8yDzSgG4zHTbTZMvl07VSr6SD6sH0xsOipoAI-5Q

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