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player.cpl

File 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 file player.cpl by File Setup llc 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 admin.magno6.com.
Publisher:
File Setup llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
df0d468c48d412b6dd24461e8b8e79f3

SHA-1:
9144539a37a6bdacbce9a7f405b9607e1d12aca2

SHA-256:
5bb0ad5964e6c3a9f8dfdd3133bfddf4f1b39ab889623a9e4847f9b702d9526f

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 1:42:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetu.Bundler (M)
16.4.23.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,187,392 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup llc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/20/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Setup llc, O=File Setup llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
39CC7C4BD6B9058E818797B15709AF3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2015 6:32:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Kv1+3spSOxcbyct7fxH5ItWrBqZ1dD1w9FnHbfiKEA:DaqCW0XdD1sFfL

Entry address:
0x37D90

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, F0, FD, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 10, 50, 8B, 4D, 0C, 51, 8B, 55, 08, 52, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, FE, 68, 30, 27, 08, 10, 68, C0, A6, 03, 10, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 83, C4, E8, 53, 56, 57, A1, 10, 6D, 08, 10, 31, 45, F8, 33, C5, 50, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, C7, 45, E4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 0C, 00, 75, 10, 83, 3D, 5C, AB, 08, 10, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, 4E, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.2187

Code size:
409.5 KB (419,328 bytes)

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

http://admin.magno6.com/dfx1qoKBu5Z5hD20rKO9EzJzCS1uutivG1rlF2id7gLnv5hJKzTV3bwD8M0DmvFBC21wA2Vy4JXUP5BxaNAaDcRnkKWjhYT6A9ks9h6zcsO2ofJ311aLxShoYYpS-t3xaIOo6qgPQmXFK6nwmtaV0AKx_SrDz3sM6O5AhxvLMP2QqviohYGepVHXBQ-UOuJv2pzMfkhJFxci2ebatJ6PX-anGDwUfQ_rWlatpoRu0heGvh7_dabHnu9xtgws__oGU1dF3AqwaDlzTEeiVu9GQVpHKU8pZizpo8Um8d8hohgEQQBtDuPzvVx98YwKgTlLg4AgRA3sbrRLlmvCWr_5PSyqOQoub0bFMWw3gLDwjXRm0WBh8dvctq7gLOeRM4rBBF5xmJ8zo3GTxJzoJIeAaDCLDE1cegYA0hBNlft7zJb2RI8WFo4O5gX5goXh4V_PPmaxX5toceJimZ9XC5PaOw

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