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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 29 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4119.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f4f2027eb352fce84d455c6b488a644f

SHA-1:
d866036d0ae6ffe036aca1061f00e8d78300929b

SHA-256:
fb40201a0ca1fd8a9079fd6831a2a5907b021e43941ea4baf60320e778bc4eb1

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
5/17/2025 2:57:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.ED
841

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.174.84

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.ED
1.0.20.1450

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Buzus-19937
0.98/19495

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34807
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
10/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-17b4bfbd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.ED
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13476

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.10.17.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6975

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1121.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.ED
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dflmyv
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.17.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.10.17.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13361
2.0.0.1949

File size:
1.3 MB (1,367,064 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2014 2:52:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jGjJZtAXaMb5YpCCNAfGU64giomYhXlZwVBhVS+JbIHICWKotTn+:jGNZpbmfLRgioDXz+BhA3SvVn

Entry address:
0x6D2E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, 4C, 46, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, 30, B7, 45, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 30, B7, 45, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

The file player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4119.com/U9gvpHN7A23UHG99pHQtiYZil1gdwStwYS0noPkfn0LPbWQ5NAwQ6z_G_q-06VO6_uiF-wYzrv6MlanBzA3vDKncS1e1x9aPz74MZez6i4RPrF4wi2vUb1-OETnn2a_F?sbb=TVX8ztuTblkQEx1POCOd8OyrdXT3hJ2VURJtz9wrn14aWCCglo8v9rsv79r28ns3s3DXIjMLZwF2AjB9kUc9eUGRcJTgAageP0ffz7KIFE9iqx1STQuDCpABfFq8jhvbBZMsbJQPm91V6tjBRWCaVoRy0J3gYo5PPI4YCEqpjINCyta0EkKV4BdgGqZ4XlkW0PkCb9ltttjbjhYXESGsjqiELhI7JcVQ57w9UX1gBHEPlKjwgiiyxHzkaoJ5CFCGWPhcyj4JE3ZOzUzsUG4DxKATb2bvknae0Ih8r9YKY6qQ6bHukYpQmztFFFNN7FU1H9TsUL3uIiSuckQvcXX4olQnmfZLB37n9yP2FNB4RM8ai6RP6cgvjOMtMd0QRd1JJ3Ywha7d5TecwFXUaYhcJsLyzEkglqF3OvRx5nGGGHEuB2wOThyJZNd8HdEFy5psiWXqVuhlWNmC68n8VBEBH7FTgOlFBUcCelIykT40gjJ5hPoS4m0LfpO0zRfqZrIDnueQobwzUXhMLuvU0aqKJB1ZTn9XWU2dk58fJcfsrXKd3M3SBEMV11BWp18q7TcgfExucmqemXXKnRRTsykz9COtDDuwyvtEumYinDqsAngztfz0tgdnqIL4GhOfmEEa8sSq3N4rdhmCeAx6rbk1sSdVcq5JrVHoamqJF1LL9XmP2aEaP2NR3lVVifyB0E5o7VMUTLnX0MXvQHZLBvIdaotuFEdERos6muGMR5HJpyZQHvz4JBToD18LZxqr05H7wMlTiaqprFNPwp5reIkoVjoEBSz3adFX5KIrxLGpzcfqdtXWemz40oUQiGQP0bkNDFsbX0UvK9w

http://ttb.dwnltotalsoft.com/download/request/.../i0XNe39K?ClickID=008053829012670700082&PubID=008053829

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