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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp2001.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
936d613f614f13a90029bf6e288a0b99

SHA-1:
74fec98f3b01b10017a8269fc63a1ef2fdbc48a7

SHA-256:
dfac0cece1e9b1a29a7748f2b9e930e3c860dc345d25ba136947feb33784b708

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:38:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.648990
883

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.B
7.11.170.230

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3361

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.648990
1.0.20.1240

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse
0.98/19337

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
19425

Dr.Web
Adware.DigiPlug.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.648990
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7488f3d7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.648990
11.2014-05-09_6

G Data
Application.Generic.648990
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.05.02

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7017

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.648990
15.0.0.744

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DigiPlug.daxzfw
0.28.2.61942

Norman
SoftPulse.CERT
11.20140905

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.05.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DIGITALPLUGINSL.M
14.9.5.2

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.194431
2.0.0.1912

File size:
812.4 KB (831,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2014 5:31:41 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 5:31:41 AM

Subject:
E=contact@digitalpluginsl.com, CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BA024D41D6211226D7AD92FC4586AEB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2014 10:51:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ngQk6I6rjHaK7Ub/V798aIDFH/OakXC0aJktazsmR/sPDaY7IuT3:ng4+KU4aI+XC0X8Rwvf7

Entry address:
0x4E2B0

Entry point:
E8, F3, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 4A, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D6, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2C, 14, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, AB, 0A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, FB, 37, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.3120

Code size:
465.5 KB (476,672 bytes)

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

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