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flixplayer.exe

Electron

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 flixplayer.exe by App secure 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-52-85-77-58.lax3.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
GitHub, Inc.  (signed by App secure LLC)

Product:
Electron

Version:
1.2.0

MD5:
e8bf1a3babb25817b36a7df5a490dac4

SHA-1:
bdffec030db86bd9c9f81285b41816968a0a5535

SHA-256:
dbe72b60fd24bf3e0e93f288b3dfbec9e5a416191e287107424d9cf65af7b00a

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:
12/30/2024 8:16:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.18

File size:
58.7 MB (61,532,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
electron.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\flixplayer\app\flixplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/28/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2017 9:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6158E572E3E1E1E940D784A638C9704E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2016 7:16:33 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:+ldIzdGb5ugYThMmDkUjqovC0IAQaXRCF:DWjyAAtsF

Entry address:
0x24D2847

Entry point:
E8, A2, 18, 00, 00, E9, 4E, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, EB, 1F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 43, C2, 04, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 12, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 75, 07, E8, 90, 1C, 00, 00, EB, 05, E8, 6C, 1C, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 30, E1, 03, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, D4, 5D, C3, E9, 9F, 49, 02, 00, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, E8, F0, FF, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, A1, C4, FA, C6, 03, 8B, C8, 33, 45, 08, 83, E1, 1F, D3, C8, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, A1, C4, FA, C6, 03, 83, E0, 1F, 6A, 20, 59, 2B, C8, 8B, 45, 08, D3, C8, 33, 05, C4, FA, C6, 03, 5D...
 
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Code size:
48.5 MB (50,904,576 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-177-106.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.177.106:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-240-162-71.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.162.71:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-139-115.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.139.115:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-227-56.gig50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.227.56:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-142-29.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.29:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-130-239.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.130.239:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-197-239.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.239:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-236.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.236:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-142-166.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.166:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-107-16.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.107.16:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-179-65.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.179.65:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-179-28.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.179.28:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-246.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.246:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-112.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.112:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-58.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.58:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-177-199.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.177.199:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-87-116.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.116:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-7-24.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.7.24:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-7-118.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.7.118:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-120.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.120:80)

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