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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 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp2022.com.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d40d4dbf0d919805be92f2186fb9f0ff

SHA-1:
19066763a66230178fdf0ee17847e3c605fc46ce

SHA-256:
40297a22b5fdb4cde2243a451c82574a33fd2a0020648f0b2f1e3b0e25d49adb

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 12:29:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.08.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-O [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Trojan horse Dropper.Generic9.WOZ
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.150971
1.0.20.1175

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28213
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.150971
8.14.08.23.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.150971
11.2014-23-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.150971
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3362

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2014.08.23.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7029

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.150971
15.0.0.705

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcicfc
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.23.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSL.M
14.8.22.22

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Inject
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Inject.Win32.78859
2.0.0.1899

File size:
1.3 MB (1,410,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 12:59:59 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:
7/10/2014 3:11:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:apyvNCflDtFzDK2uMYI8tInqVFMk+olb1ntQcKZURWJ6OY:OylS/qbMqn1LWJw

Entry address:
0xC4BA

Entry point:
E8, 37, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 92, C1, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, 83, C1, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 78, 62, 44, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.3777

Code size:
146 KB (149,504 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxp2022.com/.../Player_Setup.exe

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