flash player.exe

App secure llc

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 flash player.exe by App secure llc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.thismagno.com.
Publisher:
App secure llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6ebd0d7311a030240c4cb987035b9816

SHA-1:
2480659bfa7c5954b76fdcd921e7c0083b87deb6

SHA-256:
8cef1fd85d9cb82c85cdc7678b3624db44c11b37a5cd15d7c2816f3153282bf2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/23/2024 12:11:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.15.12

File size:
594.4 KB (608,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flash player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/8/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App secure llc, O=App secure llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0088EB8F2C3DDB27DCBD207340DC461E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 2:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/JJyGYCcgS6lKObL7MOfqBiz6ca7PChkiHNv2hLJ_jLBsNI7q8HCkAuqu7-p1UAVT9b7wj3cq152Pyy9Ci6nIZM-3ILpmslyofH6IDFev6wlDTjApT4s4e0zL1zCK1CE4ZLrFcwW6dpvNI1fluu3qn9DrzuDVp7Dss5O1mB2L3HxIH6wpJhj3GzRIGjsEva4NLolri7sr-B5ANc1gjMkEcJXIR0QeH7IXTYR8Dw5ueu55axqQV1806PHleeWzJU9ykgD8Xvm-omV14RsluSy5aAvilKz_y3rgekTyU8_egSFMzkCYA4GP2VIN3Cq3dTLF3u0qCCQdc_TSXpGnCcBAeCNDZXBPPToflRgeRqJsjia9m0a-3-nJaxUDf6BmgsQRnPYe1S-zqeVTPf2LDcPGHUEFBqi6vR_svTv-wxSMyCEBEf8iMESfsRbNZJEp1PfpKy6-v0E2y4fy6GMFPRrBMQ

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