player setup.exe

Trusted Download 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 Trusted Download 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.k8x3p6b.com.
Publisher:
Trusted Download LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
09aaf1696dafe238dbc36d4ef23ad915

SHA-1:
48af7157d58c61a5fe44eeaa32bb648e94a5791b

SHA-256:
1d5f02c8db12ce7848107aac173ae8d158d5db13b111989e05ffe7d1fd950e90

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:51:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.5.8

File size:
655.8 KB (671,496 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
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download LLC, O=Trusted Download LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
1E5A42105630D6BE1AF9E8D797DD5A79

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 3:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9468

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://ttb.k8x3p6b.com/download/request/.../e5gHqmW1?__tc=1423991394.916&lpsl=0f637af931c9284a121eb3589c747b5d&expire=1424077782&slp=www.newfilestp.com&parameter=ZZf3078383Za2169551Zg135Zw0Zm0Zc2019000456,2019000456Zs394Zi0ZZ&fileName=Player_Setup

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