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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.obtainmagno.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4aa28a8f13dc525a99833579c9d24cae

SHA-1:
2f4867dae022ff5a4c95a3a4f8a7f3b7267df555

SHA-256:
aa0cfacdc3a161bc6cf7fe9bdb55e17db0f7020fda24182fa8a531f1692f298e

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:
12/29/2024 2:52:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.3.16.11

File size:
570.2 KB (583,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 8:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2015 6:10:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:01khEYGha2bqs/zdSPe5h8yaoTmXAdyBmzErRcNW+6y7vkA:01gr2n/zdSzGTmw8ozWr+6E8A

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 48, FD, 5C, 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, 0A, 54, E6, 2B, 19, 27, 7C, 0A, C0, 66, 4E, 8A, 35, 05, 5F, 48, EB, D8, 87, 74, 62, 2E, 07, AB, CF, 46, 98, F9, A7, E7, 81, 57, BC, 6D, E1, D2, 86, 21, D4, 5D, 2E, 66, EB, 05, C6, D0, 83, B7, DE, 83, 1B, 00, 5E, 20, 6C, 2F, F8, F2, C7, CC, 94, 16, 19, 51, 80, B6, 79, 86, 7D, 7F, DD, F3, A5, D0, 1A, 31, 8C, 02, 57, 45, CC, 75, 5E, A5, 57, 97, DB, 14, 30, B9, 13, 8D, F7...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,253,376 bytes)

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

http://admin.obtainmagno.com/4XGHUp8mMp8A3_7CmuodDK5gLsmNHnx1guV7TJvEP9um6wfrUaa5dWpaTl4cXXhddtjE1eRHEPteH_uZMnYUZ61Lpaa1BMRQX5sFou6O2ifnDPLg0ppcmQ5iuPwdrt2e2V8XhTki2BLCidS7HzBDkMlFsFCkgoj1TT3RE9tI4maZgMZ9mZeLF9-FSsOa408BcO75S68yEG1PLbH_G8TKPQOgU6ImqwQZfDSL-NgnrxLINpVKmi-jOPcZGpWw6-GTgkrRPn8NfCGqY_Dvbatu9OPe3UFXiMTkcDxNHNkIZNAYvZEH14QYBiwS2PUeIBBjpNPmYYc5_raxgRpJ6S6LwIVse9T_I9pyc1OrNzPDbZ4irOXEvQYmGriybk2W4bGAdBc-w51x-MmRqCYW0a0mZg

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