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player setup.exe

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 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
71f0c438d769fa816142022ea5448d62

SHA-1:
41e70cce7657230603211b2da5083043470fd653

SHA-256:
dd9bdc2ddeba0f2a0003cbb7828260e08b75d9af216def68d84da3a3b96bf686

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:10:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154268
6356136

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.202.28

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3227

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
1.0.20.80

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-36456
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20736

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e8f52f8c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14667

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.16.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6880

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.521151
16.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmhxcl
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154268
11.20150120

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.16.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.16.21

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.37789
2.0.0.2041

File size:
934.1 KB (956,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
1/15/2015 4:56:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xCHIrRHW4Wym2dDrHLt75ZeL8VlF/5ktz1botKdgA0ycwri1jW7m5j5OKb4cKvzm:YorEmB5h7muzkJ1bjPri1Am9KvV1S

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 90, 27, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 6C, 38, 43, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 10, 41, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7994  (probably packed)

Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=275368&SID=CA&AFID=296812&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=338916869-21272&p_r=Global_Gameoff_STT_Solitaire

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