player setup.exe

Softforce 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 Softforce llc 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 dls.drivemagno.com.
Publisher:
Softforce llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
60bc4d54d1a8276409e100d684562d29

SHA-1:
3b52303be6eec1a73e2bdbed21aa6144b4cf6995

SHA-256:
4bb241f32b9540ea2be628c896268834884c2eba99edc62d006fed790af8ed01

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:
11/26/2024 1:50:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforc.Bundler (M)
16.6.18.8

File size:
560.9 KB (574,312 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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce llc, O=Softforce llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
021C492895C2A9321EACF11881EF9459

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2016 3:23:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZoWvxUHN9nPQc7/XJ8Ni7GKLdJQ+DMPqkdvWDlfmLKPYn1Wq:ZRJwQW/usdJQeKqkdODlUn1Wq

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, E0, CF, 5A, 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, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, EF, 53, 58, 96, 66, D2, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, E4, 57, 88, 80, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 07, E1, 68, 80, F7, C6, D6, 4C, C2, 97, D4, C8, 51, 56, EC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9539

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,106,944 bytes)

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

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