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player setup.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 setup.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 az836115.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
SOFTFORCE LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9106cfdd3abe1f09f52732cb670195dc

SHA-1:
6913d3b9c8ce7ad35c38bf481d545d5ab542d6bb

SHA-256:
85781ddeb5bf12407d34e28fbd9df1626c53d33251765abfe48115819b29a164

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:
5/2/2024 5:06:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SOFTFORCE.Bundler (M)
15.12.16.8

File size:
670.1 KB (686,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTFORCE LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTFORCE LLC, O=SOFTFORCE 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:
33BB3B97566AF3E76EB1CA5F67A62CAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 4:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRc:rbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRc

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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Entropy:
7.8645

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://az836115.vo.msecnd.net/dBJb7fPc7-lbeym2uQWRXv90z9iqerPbZqmU_1bA3BuarIAITQ0cJbISWAz3RLYxeEHK4Y2DVMl8mObuBQapPQ50Co-IAMBkXpphv-7Qi7XwEC12lRuRgkkrSGpY-9KD2gJSrlhd4AVsumt0hJLU7m9NKHBWxso70nnGIKMOUYop2qGIxJi0v2V55-YRCsPSCiExqG1lRiIaLkOS1JogFEfRRiV9TsB7kkWzFs4btr83F8zgTyUqOu4GbKn--u5J27GfY-HA5aRJN2I2ZE429aJzEbnfNUB-Z-1i5eW0KsIDtlIaRUD_LczLJ47kbO8Y3K07wT6zU028Fp_hktaqBXqQS2ZrSKomTIO3P9LuuVvKzB2D9CpfJS-uKxR3LjdqGvnY-gMam52fIiauK6om0XGZfbltFYJAtKcQdCwhH3PEi6sOiuhTgd7pNbZcO72xpK0azldLZDzLUil1gRAFtw

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