player_setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin SL has been detected as adware by 32 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.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9f7b216636ae6ee32f1675d3de0fecb

SHA-1:
0cc596ed74cdb904bbd7c4d7a1e841001b4b1e9d

SHA-256:
53113fe0a5fe8afdc4c07cb73581b11fbe891dae7b556ecf9a97a5fc887f1abb

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
4/25/2024 1:23:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.15
5563062

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oann
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-H [PUP]
150525-2

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3096

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.15
1.0.20.735

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.SPL
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.198
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.15
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Generic.AC.299
5/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-615ee6e3
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.15
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16045

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ.Gen
v2015.05.27.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.15
16.0.0.441

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dcauko
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.27.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.B4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.5.27.9

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.RJaIZfD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.198137
2.0.0.2190

File size:
1.2 MB (1,258,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, L=Adeje, 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:
6B59702469CAA1B8F0FE3A86D94D6266

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 7:01:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5SnzjykMMtvzzdHhm65MCz0cyCWtLuirr9PaJHHq+g:5y60zzdGW8CWMWPAq5

Entry address:
0x7DFC

Entry point:
E8, 66, 61, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, ED, 49, 00, 00, FF, 35, 80, A0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 61, 42, 00, C3, FF, 35, 80, A0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 61, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, C3, 58, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 4F, 68, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 66, 68, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 80, A0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 61, 42, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 20, 61, 42, 00, A3, 80, A0, 43, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, A3, 6A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
147.5 KB (151,040 bytes)

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