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player setup.exe

Smart Secure software SL

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 SL 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.dllsofti.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
add694eebf779170ff031a3f5872e55f

SHA-1:
d8dc14dc6b2ebc1b054b4d455f43b81c3e9b66ec

SHA-256:
afabc2a06b09b1823468b9d10c3aeedfcd273fbaf5781a32370716d46644d340

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:
5/11/2024 12:18:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.5.12.17

File size:
503.1 KB (515,224 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 SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure software SL, O=Smart Secure software SL, STREET="El Pozo, 17", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

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

Serial number:
695DAE5AB4D326DD6518FA7C7ABFDADA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 5:50:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TB8kmz1T8meREhA0Ns098FfP+a8BKp6q/aZI:iDzGpyc06PkKp6S

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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Entropy:
7.8992

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

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

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

http://ttb.dllsofti.com/download/request/.../V8a93gTh?subID=NTgyNTJ8MTExMzQyfE1YfDN8MXx8|7190d496e5132b2dc23e851ef1e37789-9118-66462

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