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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 clddown.com.
Publisher:
Software Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0788368a74c3110d172998057ef33db0

SHA-1:
fe1e8fc0fdd4bf52867e291b4dffd76a260e965a

SHA-256:
cafe0947097f2e90b42a26d7502da5e9652d01f51d60c0e690b4ab5f5e2320a5

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:
11/25/2024 8:26:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Software.Bundler (M)
16.6.16.1

File size:
1.3 MB (1,320,112 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:
1/9/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 11:59:59 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:
1/30/2015 8:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xk2pxhmobBu75QFgCmOxMT2iq091gutT0ugRfy4CQM4OpdMz:O+rb4ydm3q09n4fuL3s

Entry address:
0x1CE16

Entry point:
E8, AA, 85, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 8C, 3E, 48, 00, E8, 22, 86, 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, DF, 2A, 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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Entropy:
7.7194  (probably packed)

Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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

http://clddown.com/?a=17045&c=66705&s1=Adum=UK

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