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player setup.exe

Plugin Update 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 Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
640e6911d53a2709d2a931d3c3a45dc4

SHA-1:
591870411081df83ad5cff556f5f34b5194334e5

SHA-256:
bf8ead97a17ceb6988b10cd6718741b6e72c029d84458e72afb5d1286ff818f3

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:32:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
866

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.176.250

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.OLV
19725

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.22.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10520

F-Prot
W32/A-3f18f33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.14

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13597

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2848

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.22.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.2.62483

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20140922

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1382336
14.10.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.04.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.9.22.9

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12999
2.0.0.1945

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,408 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 SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 12:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9b4:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdt24

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6588

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=008058365012385470402&PubID=008058365

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