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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 flashplayer.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
App secure llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6403f899fc95068de87fe5daf83a147d

SHA-1:
783113562e9423f36998acf739184192be151a9d

SHA-256:
4419b04056b54f985a574b6a029eb15c2916efd1fc5be5a42e9e9786c48bf214

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:
11/26/2024 2:47:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.7.5.21

File size:
594.4 KB (608,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2017 8:59:59 PM

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 10:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3s:TdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdns

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 flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.thismagno.com/PBRaXF-De1R_b2spr-I_fGXJEMtSP4kH1NU2B29HoCLYVZkxxE1k5_IqTtdwKf4KRMZubvtdK-zpzx_WuroFCchmiQEakKJIvUfrQViKrdUFSchc6ZNL6qq1a8G2OBQe4Ldvhn5-qk4Qw-melxzV9yJRqo8q7nUo16cTizBFsU3nx1ZDM7WMDcs3BMrYgAYTKIA7grBvGf7SoTdRKrfje-Dmsr-Rr29bjURThwCpVQ5qaUdJtGHAKZggMMUFNxLjFy7WNscBaVIUN8fxvtkHgKoPCLEcO0ZlLMasFmcLVHJKr3ppS8k294Stfa8odvPb6Vj6xMogt27Z-4Mp3yPHQJJGQ-f3X-9jnDpHJj6QdZbvpWHISegUUcLl_AQogxrXBn1FpxQj1PlvYgjNu8PKblQbblRyTKfoNRSl-remI3k8jSNo8xPlPH9gAf8gc3-DH3hXO4I60DABXU4l6RF7LpELG0KJHfEZ6ugKOeX_1c2EX2ZIiksJL1aRKe-w1CTY

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