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player setup.exe

Video Plugin software 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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.8bxz7po6.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4409ce2d1308a14f536d6a2e0e926fa0

SHA-1:
b30ca09657c26942e83621c0be46d78f638da7f5

SHA-256:
7221ac960ec835e2c9582584beecb8c3732d3a8410dc04534f18999f9df2a0a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/15/2024 9:33:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.7

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2014 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, STREET=El Pozo 17, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

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

Serial number:
10384504286EDB5BB905D662E110511A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 4:28:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UAbMSe0NArZRTldLRxpyg9fKPlU0Lw62uT+x1fWp2vZ:UONerTtvLMw62THZ

Entry address:
0x15706

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 60, F5, 47, 00, E8, 26, 6D, 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, CF, 29, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://ttb.8bxz7po6.com/download/request/.../43xwlt0O?__tc=1422475590.785&lpsl=73b36580c5ac331dd81e69d875928c54&expire=1422562057&PubID=009002314&slp=www.youksoft.com&a=2&ClickID=009002314019172704618&fileName=Player_Setup

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