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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 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 h4p4l0.drogj820.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
9d22ecccb8a7adff56e022ce15da734a

SHA-1:
c79a424677c7e3974cf45e9a3459092f5c3b2e8a

SHA-256:
0813ef610c548bbe95b0a7830f1a884531f0883b4b1dadc2e5e5ce9ba54e2fc7

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:
5/5/2024 3:35:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.21

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,752 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 5:29:59 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:
10/14/2014 5:10:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qSGxzDKw6w2qa3LgMc8SLFDY/8LeS2899E7D3AYNACMzb7noKcxl4B6obXWRAfb+:jxw8wFDY3wE3wY6cxI6gWUbIwMLHf/f

Entry address:
0x763E

Entry point:
E8, D5, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, AE, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 40, AD, 44, 00, FF, 15, D8, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, CC, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 76, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 8D, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A0, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C8, 13, 44, 00, E8, 47, 2F, 00, 00, 68, CC, 76, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, C0, 13...
 
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Entropy:
7.5191

Code size:
80 KB (81,920 bytes)

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

http://h4p4l0.drogj820.com/XyPoVb5VgMwxCJ4kc9yMb1uI7bap2lRIUE0hX5MW80nwU_nQYob6mYblWg0vW2SqBZckPhWi7xM3Rmrys1SGQespd6ZjZogWnyXSoOi-S9XWobpKH5mY7C7KfUieNGJs?sbb=OJWUuIsqnj2Ei6nD2XCWx9SUjRoFXNHbz7xERRwcD2xZ09qNZhJTgPI5LJFcAnp6DzAIKQ0VV4qgJWvgnsRjK2IOWUf2lPg3SpWofLKMeWjMpGCtSUsCV6HjWNSVMIaB8RfvzpSjs3DGNJv8UIL0h7YUKGhIvrNSiRSEz9ujh57TB8f1LaiVweMYB8jL315Ny2i09DWezLk44Ec8z4DV3NgfX2rDfLoaTCZpfRT1l9UzFid6ZutxhDGZfGmtXxuWuKvqSTsM4ScU9wYGuuK47CGvbqpQeH690OFqZvbCyGdggD3o07BjjgnRc69DX1zVvIvkqOVU2Xmo5qK4UZm6d6uLhEWnkBtYjhRTbKHQ8BSkkM1sqvLW75QINnsLFm4vMpTwIHBSFxgXuNLGBFOOTalLldzvG6Gs3mhkz9PJLwIkrflIKl41UbSPJ6aaIrfcTGobQk0pKB50m4DBpIEYzGObAsipthn91PTrdY9oQos0hoepIyNovbqMgNbbma4Uyem8ElDxcesQzL8M7QDi19gPGFjfou0jrUnxsEVreZyp9k4aMrBN6KBUm075LnVpvPEHucWYnAXK4sXNef7ON3Ea9rIl1RWpqRJFXGCYcAK8Jh3TfjvSiGsKNssC9KGcfCuDJAzxbKweHAokfFgk5BQOP3mOMwCDr3e4ng12VgekbcgkxChZxv3yHlIaSKfx4pN4uwF6MkgFwegf4mfllw8Doiqeq19WqGoAXVZAD9yDni5ZGBftkJej8ktU5fDgYPbLRAL1VksPuE1xwG2yJoIaZ4d8SZpETwxWdIDFRj3zfGz4ZX5nfffv5nnk7r6mh3tNqF7d

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