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player setup.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 player setup.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.xkbj33oq.com.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1d1e6551d02a9bb1aa01670b9339e4e

SHA-1:
1335d80540dbfadb566ef3c2d8a64ff04f2e22ba

SHA-256:
75c30d3e303e656500a04a0e9dfe72131c435c6827d9187398fb1c383dad2c14

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:
11/30/2024 9:09:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.AppSecure.Bundler (M)
16.2.17.4

File size:
668.1 KB (684,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App Secure LLC, O=App Secure LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

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

Serial number:
00868B073DB5F27781658C4A94E3A93D23

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2015 8:34:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hDdnl3/7POmBrd1XyE+zlM78D6Jcp1dWBByZGnuhtVuxmCXi8dNbEP:pdnlPtr/jalw8Dsn2UnsVimSiwNE

Entry address:
0x1E1070

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
628 KB (643,072 bytes)

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

http://ttb.xkbj33oq.com/download/request/.../nskmbt53?__tc=1428879828.137&lpsl=46b9ccbec5d961088b07260c4eef6df5&expire=1428966225&pixelid=b2MLuzpNzOpoVUe6pw9OpcL1CMDNokk8w6BaS8VyH4WcVt_CJPADn0jwN-RnQLt9gPr-_JP33SJZmWR5vAqtG4-q7TkccK74Ui66UQfmc37VQc0X0X6PoS8TB8xJDS_6LzIf48Tnvrbf7svPB1TA9oQEqjNCbttDZ6oi6QFTtaVbxENv_5weM7B04vkurSMxvd9qf6gcAWaUfACGlIIHgqc5o08Idi9XavEIPGs1M8smHvXK6Xmq7nPFqKX0ihjgsQRcdbxgGjf9J8X19eekZ0RtKRXSXYL4QzdwyhCknx9DJQ&slp=www.getsofti.com&fileName=Player_Setup

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