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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 az837105.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
87b9672595f3ddf3f768d4df4b45c669

SHA-1:
627aa76ae0b994919105aa4514a4bd138a6f00f2

SHA-256:
a398ce00d9fbc62455d7cbb888d8217ff392d87769046ea60f21e804f995df29

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:
4/30/2024 10:05:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.5.17.1

File size:
673 KB (689,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZR:LbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZR

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az837105.vo.msecnd.net/DsC8HFKvbtrF_cSAzwtn5HVLU_TM21dfTLOuG7VfZXkV8DVPpM1NaRaYC0WIj8YoQylNyCxzxjQtjkN-vKygRoKP2QBKdcepBU5UwFX8-klzOygDPNejElTBmfhiyAqfVOMc9mwy15uY7U02fx6nAnMPzVqWawYsmKKF2ngic-l61HNxiIdh2ZMbvGJ10LiHvLUnlvoXAF-8EmOM1z-Zjs52CwOUA3jH7m6TKE7Qc0M1S4BuXeECX3J9QYByTzaakBKDus5C_oDg6QMwi4b395O86IhmJqICiJM2ZNiAMCXUOR1pw-zo6RgQl193d5yowS5dUOzb36eWQBpHnOMB9zbhNMq4R2O2RG5WbXbCd02yRxLA2GrjWNS9SOtE4kr3dalHQpSub_3WJWtU_qptKqcrMNYi_n82kksy6UsQz8VN74nWmE9900xV0jN2KSc4Qe4MY49kfrBanOundJLqQxooocm5cAH664iDcJltZ18

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