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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.dllsofti.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3514fa68e6592bd1edd58b47cae0bf7d

SHA-1:
1937fc5833252ae458106d15b7e938aa45114352

SHA-256:
4770e73ec5c421b09daddd80dbfa5cec11803fcb900aefaf18bfcd5105f18cc7

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:
11/23/2024 5:07:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.6.6.3

File size:
620.3 KB (635,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 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:
04066136EF6C787974CAE6D761647CA2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 1:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:60gm6vn/e6aGf562DRz3Hxh3tCvJujtdA8cNtsQuLFtuKtGDk:1P6ne6aGB9zhRtjhd3+tsQoFtuKt1

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9626

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dllsofti.com/download/request/.../pKO2uHaL?subID=NTgyNTJ8MTExMzQyfE1YfDN8MXx8|7190d496e5132b2dc23e851ef1e37789-9118-66462

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