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player setup.exe

Software Setup 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 Software Setup 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 www.vidarama.info.
Publisher:
Software Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c6b1743f315ae5c36efd332ee7ef75f

SHA-1:
60430bda981890c398794937406acb891b9600bf

SHA-256:
c69c00c46ef79ac3628da674d7dbc80630b52e4ccdf11d0bddd0a1d2a7e266a2

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:
1/9/2025 7:07:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftwareSetup.Bundler (M)
15.10.2.8

File size:
1 MB (1,079,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Setup LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Setup LLC, O=Software Setup LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
63EB9EFF9AAC93EDDBF4BF06301012E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 6:07:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EoAuONhn34Gx3f+tNLynGevKgzHm07UstAzmMQR5+o5KT0KQLGsM:HONhn3y2nvtzHn7vAzmRR5+OKTJQFM

Entry address:
0x13C1A6

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:
7.9866

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://www.vidarama.info/5a68d85b-8eb2-4709-a0eb-01336c4ab67e?siteID=11869518&xxx=oAQQqzwgLU-9DhOsnKEXYw9ZjlaMY1hX6CTmG9OovWRNbO4ooSO9hrgoDrGKdroKQvx-uLCyWOfz-SiPkg1s3AwxO01BpfvyVYlBX7fhovW4bSj21pxnnENhc-KikK5LhomqOZKL1Rier6aA7A86b4mMwRHZHRJQil07eIhK7OT9qqD3aF6xC5kcE7ZeKgYTXdPOoOCdHm7N4ZsipycLWpK9_nrb9-7gREEy1AWDlDU_F6UPeagr85IU2q8vABfEN-OBkx_L9N2Ucom6WRSeAqDWnkdTkzENj1rAQxqfDAovsUnV3yCj_sz13bWrqTlGZeE1T-HZo1HPZzzITTp5ct0MRjVTrxSfHqokP0l2Wui92TeJtJidg7ebH5W-6l0rlQ0lxlXOvxClq_37Djnh4sUB41aRkRzor_jNQCm_QA

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