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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 az835712.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c17d2cc891193e4473816509da7ab40a

SHA-1:
de606f08bdb747501a3af6cb5b3c195a93383b72

SHA-256:
666ce6f31c525a8148fd6de9761db2b74f0d952f986233f896d117c524ff1a46

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:
4/29/2024 11:40:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.6.21.15

File size:
673 KB (689,192 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

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 5:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRi:7bkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRi

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://az835712.vo.msecnd.net/4yv8PC_MSrlFRK1LBnUqhbyxe2L_7UKYNNSgrIWx7fWhB8jebrV3AW85jVu9t0hZ9T0GfnTS08oM3eAlb6Qtk22gvSgz3vk1NDDs4Ki-cABOmwDhM_JBcrAPHZVN-VzvLT0oGu7T3WXATArrlfyPI6fH3mvboJeFKG4qfz69MU6fA5aifCBW4aYZEUGcyC-Qqwx5PNeH2O2yNY2tYi8-O6ksB3wlOs5UgSpX_Ob8boHKOX9d3zoOnUa012ZtCRIwHLBPpDdadXooiQhCC6sk2kmAYQIB27-uduOo3Gp6xSNeSD1JcIUegDWpr2yhDcDTOItVok3L75PvMXjKbbHVrJskM0v1DXSHBLu5afmzn971JTCzs3WOhE82SeEAjw8MieLfev57EOarcsNjTtureFHKOR3NVpWEgAY1hntwILiKpyNefsHJc9qxzG9UdnYP2rXAPkUTKChr96sXaUA_zJXxgZNbBdKyri06RYLd-Dc

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