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player setup.exe

taskhost

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 39 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:

Digital Plugin SL (signed and verified)

Product:

taskhost

Version:

5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:

f69fb1698965ba6d51ceb7361e6be2fb

SHA-1:

61e701610605f2ac1c3ef4c26ede7950a6a0d4d1

SHA-256:

1748ee771da7845cba23ba131083885e6f3e724b6e425c09b77332fd05e64d67

Scanner detections:

39 / 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:

5/20/2024 3:49:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185

382

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.SoftPulse

2015.01.03

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Softpulse.aonb

7.11.199.16

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-160119

AVG

Adware AdPlugin

2017.0.2860

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.SoftPulse

4.0.3.16119

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

1.0.20.95

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061

0.98/20576

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D

20570

Dr.Web

Trojan.Domaiq.101

9.0.1.019

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185

8.16.01.19.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.V potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/DriverUpd

1/19/2016

F-Prot

W32/S-b2168508

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy

11.2016-19-01_3

G Data

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse

t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1814525

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd

14.0.0.794

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SoftPulse

v2016.01.19.05

McAfee

Program.SoftPulse

5600.6516

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V

17.0.0.57

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki

0.30.0.64448

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185

11.20160119

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Agent.720376.B

15.01.15.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.19.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.DriveUpd.DC4

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Softpulse.DigitalPlugin.Bundler (M)

16.1.19.5

Rising Antivirus

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

23.00.65.16117

Sophos

PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)

5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

9377

Trend Micro House Call

ADW_PULSOFT.SM

7.2.19

Trend Micro

ADW_PULSOFT.SM

10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-Adware.Softpulse

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40828

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

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Digital Plugin SL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

9/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, 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:

457A2C44F936DD8EEF974AFC80E53578

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/29/2014 10:53:12 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:tHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86rv:tHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6rv

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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Code size:

149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://ttb.18v3y9y0ob.com/download/request/.../nskmbt53?__tc=1420163511.562&lpsl=4617208d944a65744de8981fafd1c5d9&expire=1420249900&pixelid=hMgvTT3WcaedAhxEoHnOMinI1yDCbHKX_gJaMfPo7aNPbYAYGFkKaqEEjw86O6jUuuoAFjifZrPKjXjOUSHk4mr9oF2D1T2iP_DELpfrJ3bNgZs_wXfj-penG3Z-gkvwXeeq4jTVu5dRC_aUjmTWpWsZ1JVHywbKEHFW6MiQtZvULBl5aEQriFu5GRl3Xkxo5mRDoLjXFjt4hDE42eyO1vpao-YovfFCwvJtgirz7-x604IpWBSvIDioAPMA&slp=www.topfilesultimate.com&fileName=Player_Setup

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