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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4117.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
009a171ed342467f7ffed16cdb20e7e6

SHA-1:
fb6b2ad37468ac4be6ab68e061e9652a8f7c5bb5

SHA-256:
c04d69eaeffc9374a467e1d26106e3842f77fc0762531631f246815c0e854e07

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/20/2024 1:31:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
827

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.182.126

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3305

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1520

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19950

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.10.31.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10648

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.SBAD!tr
10/31/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-31-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.31.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6961

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.912

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.6.62995

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20141031

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1382408
14.10.30.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.M
14.10.27.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12999
2.0.0.1973

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 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 3:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9Qf:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdt9f

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 2 URLs.

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