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player setup.exe

SetupWizard

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 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from srvpub.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Nombre de la compañía>  (signed by Plugin Update S.L.)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
be8836ce33c828f225afe61d5974cd38

SHA-1:
11a25a0a6fd341cc0bc36b6a0117fd9cc3f252b6

SHA-256:
b8d96181bc8f3f77f198ffb1f148f0e96af11710fc40b789890c5b69b21b4425

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
6/1/2024 4:16:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
356

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2834

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19851

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
8.16.02.14.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWOY!tr
2/14/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-7d1c0da9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2016.02.14.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6490

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1014272
15.03.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.14.09

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gaq!1075356018
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.45

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.18
2.0.0.2005

File size:
990.5 KB (1,014,248 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
11/27/2014 9:53:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1LMoaD1TpxI7HKczk5998wdvwbVmwybcWKsLUQ:G1TpOa599tvuToKwUQ

Entry address:
0x118D6

Entry point:
B8, 90, 92, 57, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 67, 64, 61, 73, 64, 66, 74, 72, 68, 34, 00, 35, 15, 53, 25, 40, E9, 92, 3C, E3, E0, 33, 79, 1D, 25, 39, CA, 5E, FB, 4C, FA, 82, 61, CE, 80, E0, 3C, 9C, 42, B8, B1, C7, C6, 18, B0, 62, 59, AB, 53, 83, 4D, 14, E1, D2, 66, A7, CF, E4, EE, 42, 0F, 66, 65, 4F, E9, 91, 35, C4, B7, C4, D1, 5B, 20, B9, 1C, C5, D4, 0B, B3, BA, 9E, C0, FC, E2, F2, 4D, 4C, F0, ED, 3B, A6, 81, CB, 83, 8E, F4, BB, AE, AF, 5C, CF, 11, 3B, 65...
 
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Entropy:
7.9793  (probably packed)

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://srvpub.com/adServe/adClick?ai=GTTIKYg3Cm9UCL sYAX b8962aXFXMscBpvjPfdwMVE9cJMzuLKLxof18T9CpHqCqVpothoivLz3 blMramSFTkSCsej XX29DvSwKO4ccdHNtl2rIxUxQ3Ea3Lyevv9THrzzYqbBLS05I1G3iBKB/.../epopCzW1Y37AsT2AewGas9GgwJ bAd5Sn3SGdEU7dtli3EYvsf&src=BANNER

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