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player setup.exe

Softpulse S.l.

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 Softpulse S.l 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 nym2.ib.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9fdb28e38839fa35e50e765250427bbe

SHA-1:
4fdb5336b04906805ea80803c52923521d2b6cfa

SHA-256:
e3d4595a5396882f37a3514bb7f29c3c71d4700cc0a8f54cc561247d1d5f56e7

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:
12/26/2024 7:34:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.12

File size:
486.6 KB (498,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2015 11:54:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FjmNm19Ns9KLpi4P8/GAaDfKK3RK3yx7/+i:FHS9WpiUgBa2KR2yp

Entry address:
0x18E3EA

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8783

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://nym2.ib.adnxs.com/click?ehSuR-F6lD8yVTAqqROQPwAAAAAAAPA_MlUwKqkTkD97FK5H4XqUP2g20SuzJlp_zL4YNQzNvlUpv9pSAAAAAGuSFADLBgAA7QgAAAIAAACdPLQATzcFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEANgCWgB9LwAAyKgAAgUCAQIAAIgAPCEPDwAAAAA./cnd=!zAYKPwiy360BEJ350AUYz-4UIAA./referrer=http://www.youtube.com/clickenc=http://clickus.datropy.com/st?cipid=289000&ttype=1&crid=589418&dast=Ym89MSZjaXBpZD0yODkwMDAmY2lzaWQ9RThDRUFCNjQzRTM1OTMyOTIwNDg0OTE5NCZjaXJpZD1FOENFQUI2NDNFMzU5MzMwMzExNzM2ODQ4JnN1YmlkPTEwMDgmY2l1aWQ9Nzc2NTY3NjY4Mzk4NDMzMDEzMiZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9NTg5NDE4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJmNudHJ5PTM4JmNpY21wPTc5MTc4JnB1YmlkPTQzMDA=&cmcv=${CMCV}&tgtf=http://traquee.com/.../32ceA8MZqvSzWjGe2tHC83xCm5hxvUcbHpzohaqEeL8?pid=144&tid=nym2CMz94qjDobPfVRACGOjsxN6y1omtfyIKNzAuMjcuNC42NSgBMKn-6pYF

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