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player_setup.exe

Digital Plugin S.l.

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 S.l 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 S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7fae032f185d1c1941c482b2454195f3

SHA-1:
307763c3dfced7420b5de3da0c00ffeb31a3b822

SHA-256:
f08b0428d131d9d2af9e60d70780c231adcb07f4e37d66f4890884e45799f253

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
5/3/2024 2:49:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
5611835

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.06.01

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
150531-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3092

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
1.0.20.760

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20534

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.G
22301

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.OVQC!tr
6/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-4bd38fa9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16094

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.06.01.10

McAfee
Program.Socrydo
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
16.0.0.456

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddnvvd
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Quick Heal
Trojan.CoreBuzus.A5
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.5.29.15

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.152

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.121510
2.0.0.2200

File size:
1.3 MB (1,399,544 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 S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin S.l., L=Guia de Isora, 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:
56A14602FE05DCEF0C5161F45F3065B5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 8:59:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:F/bfBlya3763PR3Qc2prp4OfbiWtFbexLRHfZiUkCHl9nWVA/1Fwr1pLqxj6+M81:1B3O/RmBPbNjexaUkCH7Ww1odqxj6K

Entry address:
0x66E6

Entry point:
E8, 74, 43, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 13, 00, 00, FF, 35, A8, EE, 46, 00, FF, 15, E4, 40, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 6B, 3B, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 82, 48, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 99, 48, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D9, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 13, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, EC, 64, 46, 00, E8, A8, 2F, 00, 00, 68, B8, BE, 46, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, E4, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.3698

Code size:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxp2065.com/.../Player_Setup.exe

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