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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c47c71f94fba821566b9559fa0456d6b

SHA-1:
a8a9f2763724ca110eda8115f23c514df893757a

SHA-256:
7fbebb2817445e3b12d312ad2b8822a6a7ebe57428cb0f398d866ee035eb9db1

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 12:17:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.02.08

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oanx
7.11.208.148

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150208

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3205

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19495
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.08.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dnohan
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.08.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.8.5

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
37240

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.122
2.0.0.2057

File size:
605.7 KB (620,192 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/16/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Guia de isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D60847E39B584310D58407A5090B843C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2015 2:06:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zHJMQUvUJeZttTrF7Ngq3AWmkV37/N7I+mzaM9ekST0yTX0sTK2ZXFX:zH6hvUKtTBXHDVL/N/uIkXy4ItX

Entry address:
0x1EA910

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, EA, 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:
7.8488

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=275372&SID=US&AFID=316495&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=26686_571287074&p_r=Global_gameoff_STT_Gemswap

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