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player setup.exe

Smart Secure software SL

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 player setup.exe by Smart Secure software SL 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 file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.dllsofti.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a40f5012598f7df38ebcc4222c4df968

SHA-1:
0526a5016ca36b562b5a4cade7a0cf4099a4486e

SHA-256:
41717afeb84a5977969397ab457b833fc22eaa46f71f76b4342aed6a7fced31c

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:
12/25/2024 4:59:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.16.21

File size:
572.6 KB (586,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure software SL, O=Smart Secure software SL, STREET="El Pozo, 17", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
695DAE5AB4D326DD6518FA7C7ABFDADA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2015 5:07:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MdGNE6khUDor2HAuEMJZCZrIBj5eQIlnD1KkPWAivIeiUcvMH3H:7E6ArAAuE2orm1IlnD1KkowzMH3H

Entry address:
0x1942E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8550

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
532 KB (544,768 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dllsofti.com/download/request/.../V8a93gTh?subID=NTgyNTJ8MTExMzQyfE1YfDN8MXx8|7190d496e5132b2dc23e851ef1e37789-9118-66462

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