Sound+

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 9,195
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 3,452
First Seen: November 17, 2015
Last Seen: September 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Sound+ program is advertised as capable of delivering improved music experience to users that prefer to listen to music via headphones and provide links to the latest music videos on the Internet. The Sound+ program may land on your PC as an optional component under the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' option of a freeware package. Security researchers note that advertisers support the development of the Sound+ program and it is considered as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. The Sound+ program my show pop-up windows with promotional materials in your Internet browser, make words bold in red, and turn them into hyperlinks to sponsored content. The Sound+ program is similar to Fastoplayer and Baboom and may welcome users to install third-party audio rendering software.

Additionally, the Sound+ program may edit your Windows Registry to become your default sound manager and may not be compatible with your sound card that may cause frustration for many users. The Sound+ program may not allow users to apply advanced effects to the audio stream of their computers, and the sound quality may not be improved as you hoped it would. Also, the Sound+ program may collect information such as your hardware configuration, IP address and bookmarks collection to provide advertisers with statistical data for market developing purposes. The Sound+ program may show recommended offers on floating ad-boxes when you visit e-commerce platforms like Kmart, Amazon and Best Buy. Many users may not welcome the operations of the Sound+ program and, in this case, they should use a credible anti-spyware tool to delete the binary associated with Sound+.

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File System Details

Sound+ may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. Sound+.exe 97356ad92ffd54f0db377a2f5d66c3ef 62
2. Sound+.exe 972ba9c30ce540c4ff9ed008ad209a1d 5
3. Sound+.exe 80c97a11cebc020a6da215879c4a8d83 5
4. Sound+.exe 9d46286bedd78ecefd1088c388a5cebc 4
5. Sound+.exe 8447f30ca61f785b526949da1128b62b 3
6. Sound+.exe 7f83e338998732f588f522e4fc399d35 2
7. Sound+.exe d4b0fb82071b149a115433010b07c6b7 1
8. Sound+.exe 4adf93872af8ec6a64f444a85c41d68f 1
9. Sound+.exe 75aeb3141a3cc4fc364412de04d1722b 1

Registry Details

Sound+ may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
Sound+.lnk
soundplus-installer.exe
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\soundplus-installer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\soundplus-installer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Sound+
SOFTWARE\SoundPlus
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SoundPlus

Directories

Sound+ may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Sound+
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Sound+
%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Sound+ 1.0

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