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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.exe by Plugin Update 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 admin.kitmagno.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b9a1f98a8d19eda0ce5f1789f817e2b5

SHA-1:
44ae8282e87b93799bd671f0fa584901925a5afc

SHA-256:
bad48feedef13f59caf1d1d288d2163b3a3b2a3e60e9f895398c06c4f46a2869

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:
4/27/2024 9:05:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.4.1.13

File size:
523.5 KB (536,072 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 8:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
61AB9AA4D7FF7EA15E42B70E3A571482

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2015 7:36:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AL7GuyK/RFuWzlbyCCVUVrvet55WaVwzOFd2RnKLbNaQ/CX2xVkNni:UXyidzJynUVc5YaiOGRKXNCuGNi

Entry address:
0x1AB3CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,203,712 bytes)

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

http://admin.kitmagno.com/jgvLPKRoOrIUPxPJh7ws_pz01isDz6F23wcr11UFrfScPhgKnTES7IsItGaZVAHq-vds-HmxKGwwvYx2d_PKuc8u4uaeu5sxNt_jtA0rwb6C_Kx6B21gOuRlIuxMKKY7mmppbmNPBM87OJEd5DIGR13tFCwCCXvL-OfcC7woMsq30zweDG-JIhbywe2bV29CamdRorEmaCW-tjSr6g5jIUy5yYCkq5zciBPrS57iAX8afBtBYtLSn2IWukLLKGCTAtLV4u6Bv2GfFcOwMrzPGNoZp-qk4IDxfSJE78z27i6QAtPlN9RNDu3MtsKbThoG3S-yH2L6GRKzIdWFLBRd6kgzhV_DCJXsJ4QYWjUogVaWeevlZKagUmuepzj22hIO1osaZatQmfCRsN-k_DBr8g

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