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player.exe

Softforce 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.exe by Softforce 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.sqpi54fs.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cbc03ddc52a8c9bed0d8d95f043e0af4

SHA-1:
5fbe4f94b1aedd4ed40a9888798689e6bbf1f254

SHA-256:
f0ffa5e9ea4f270762b24c42142464a525ea4d15356d5cd6c757f0045a5176b9

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:15:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.15.22

File size:
503 KB (515,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/3/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
70BFB33C404020FA465CC17A6A1894B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 6:50:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x18F390

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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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://ttb.sqpi54fs.com/download/request/.../vdoxRukp?__tc=1425774332.353&lpsl=a842683d4d6593bbfb0393b1e7bd7c4f&expire=1425860716&slp=www.getfilersoft.com&pub_id=P59471048&ce_cid=MxDu07yjhwPqv_VptnVaM9tA0TaDmw7IHQi9xY1xGnzbHUe63amPzw84rLc4Hhonc27oWCimnj4866D1zKNdrqhcZ1CePCu3ExyrKeLBmX2i6RlPURs4xslmET4ORXNY8K-B5ZNHsMW0mJnnzNhZlZcuYD6O45wsbQ35qlo99BR1mE1N19Sx21xHHKTMP4ngFOqv_RrOzrrN458ilLHZ3_EsbIipJO4kk8NNcBCj5S6hdpT6slIE57SRhJuoF1lVbhtLpOLEYr3gv6Rk9al9qWeiKr2ETOHn-3PnQ5xFpGT1qwfNun8am_W1EzBYTc2-EgO2XnVLtLlJeWxevnVtZX5HdrY02XNt51RcZgtZC53R25XwTfvpUe5L3c-DGdL4y9S9nKJoloCX3HAIuu87yIE436afjSP03WginI_DNO4V8WUdWsQSJFMRQA&fileName=Player

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