player setup.exe

Smart Secure Software 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 Smart Secure Software 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 ttb.lpmxp625.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c7ba583bced4d3e3d0bdce04ceb2517

SHA-1:
b6ec25b47e8315672d97e0d9b2bd31e0fb9217c3

SHA-256:
57742574295832951f0b4e891bab5bf0f4a88553dff3b5420332f0866f31f430

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:
12/27/2024 4:35:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.5.23.10

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., STREET=El Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

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

Serial number:
3FE11492275B337C9F032D96A4574137

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 9:58:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UAbMSe0NArZRTldLRxpyg9fKPlU0Lw62uT+x1fWp2v7:UONerTtvLMw62TH7

Entry address:
0x15706

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 60, F5, 47, 00, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, CF, 29, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

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