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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 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

player setup.exe

Publisher:

Plugin Update S.L. (signed and verified)

Product:

taskhost

Version:

5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:

ca930443b3b3ed1ef24847f7c7948b5c

SHA-1:

39111a4e329ce7013785edc44fcf8e0265a46f08

SHA-256:

258c278a3b4d8740eb1ec8b310f139d9853d732429f16aee2e881a2c5d5e180c

Scanner detections:

40 / 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:

4/27/2024 1:28:18 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

668

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.SoftPulse

2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Softpulse.aone

7.11.198.70

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150408

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3146

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.SoftPulse

4.0.3.1548

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537

1.0.20.490

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Softpulse-117

0.98/19869

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D

20507

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.60009

9.0.1.098

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

8.15.04.08.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/DriverUpd

4/8/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-a12b5690

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ

11.2015-08-04_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537

15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup (63).exe (Adware)

2015.7.11.11

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse

t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.188.14468

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse

14.0.0.2224

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SoftPulse

v2015.04.08.06

McAfee

SoftPulse

5600.6802

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

16.0.0.294

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr

0.30.0.64448

Norman

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

11.20150408

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Agent.720376.B

15.01.15.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.04.08.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.DriveUpd.DC4

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Softpulse

15.4.8.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.15406

Sophos

PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)

5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

9948

Trend Micro House Call

ADW_PULSOFT.SM

7.2.98

Trend Micro

ADW_PULSOFT.SM

10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-Adware.Softpulse

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

36694

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.29688

2.0.0.2024

File size:

703.5 KB (720,400 bytes)

Product version:

6. 5. 4. 6

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}\downloads\player setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/8/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:

10/9/2015 6:59:59 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 7:53:12 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:NHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86r/:NHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6r/

Entry address:

0xFFF6

Entry point:

E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 2C, 45, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 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, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8... 
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Entropy:

7.6980

Code size:

149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=277490&SID=ID&AFID=313309&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=1512303110_f46a3c_128f_100_54a263d5_724f3062_0_0_0_64_64_2&p_r=Global_gameoff_STT_mahjongg_2

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