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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 27 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:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
97f3898e1e70d65e0024a358f412cabd

SHA-1:
c443783e7de5de7883beaeb87ea29fc51ad5b1e7

SHA-256:
b50874db6c47ac8aabba22e8644a41ed65f06d76cc5665289173ff5dc38b94ea

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/18/2024 10:30:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
5768731

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.06.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.SoftPulse.9
1.0.0.425

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.DDL
2015.0.4355

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
1.0.20.830

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-162
0.98/20566

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/SoftPulse.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16251

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.06.15.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
16.0.0.498

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dojhbs
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.06.15.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.6.15.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40830

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.148
2.0.0.2225

File size:
472.6 KB (483,976 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/19/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/20/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

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

Serial number:
22BF01B79FDDFED4737040671391247F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2015 9:28:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8ieeclBf8B34xcSRYXZ0wh6SrA7UjMH3J0O/oSF6:FMA54JnwkUjMHZD6

Entry address:
0x18E840

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A0, C9, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 3A, A8, 06, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9359  (probably packed)

Code size:
432 KB (442,368 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=278958&SID=CN&AFID=296812&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=350266611-4071&p_r=Global_Gumigum_STT_Mplayer

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