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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
App secure llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e23306cb3c22a084701e2fbdbc691e29

SHA-1:
c6a6d51b52e61520af2855bf69234c046c1a8dd0

SHA-256:
37e45dcc40c5fbc230c08961e61ba875a9cce83ec2874ac07fa6bc0ad1512c28

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 1:25:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.21.16

File size:
560.9 KB (574,320 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2017 5:59:59 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:
4/7/2016 3:23:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZoWvxUHN9nPQc7/XJ8Ni7GKLdJQ+DMPqkdvWDlfmLKPYn1WO:ZRJwQW/usdJQeKqkdODlUn1WO

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, E0, CF, 5A, 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, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, EF, 53, 58, 96, 66, D2, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, E4, 57, 88, 80, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 07, E1, 68, 80, F7, C6, D6, 4C, C2, 97, D4, C8, 51, 56, EC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9538

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,106,944 bytes)

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

http://dls.drivemagno.com/r04qR3jyKKF1-ZdlL8pzvbtGio_9geQf7q9NL2EVJOuFRu9OJNlGWFm8sGY5mhuxW6q82ri_zwkhnCwnALkgC7Jx0pAFJQccbibmh99Ed2HoZG3NQF4vd6ERli3GISGQ6d8cuOBwxTecS3U9vbdSWwvRUqR4IdcV6bLAEFMDmWpWlZ4AXRHfiI_XfLcCxtwjVH7k_NNOsGFeUBn50ehjbJDIyMqKU_urS4dsW0AY1yavYfFpy7PMaWHHCX88UYbkQ-LSIyRj65VMeAdVHjMSujP7-sgnOosgvgWupTBb8MkImpbF508ZS87jB7l8S8IPd4FucdRmY5gQsdLTNnIIVcSICKj5_uzSJ8AbhkTVZC5JL5_nR9AcgGYSTKpu1KOpjeUFIin4mPd5SscFvG4raghjC4LRzN2Z-pOLyFm2eGlRav_Kah02jlTYG3RuW0xB

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