home

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 ttb.latestplayerplugin.com.
Publisher:
SOFTFORCE LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8a312f45901fb9f84d643216d979b011

SHA-1:
fed020fa01b44152ccd180c70b1c435928b774bb

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:
4/29/2024 9:48:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SOFTFORC.Bundler (M)
16.4.27.14

File size:
670.1 KB (686,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\administrador\meus documentos\downloads\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTFORCE LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/10/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 8:59:59 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 8:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZR1:rbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZR1

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...
 
[+]

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://ttb.latestplayerplugin.com/download/request/.../jMoyCkiI?dp=LqOPtmbfswtzEwUY9uaenaFmbGfa_F8avbad-VF_J-bazdWMj1KMNAM6kJzAann0KbgzqntnAcMcaGtdPrnKaaucj1EQ9OzeKbgAaqaafthtEyP8ef8CP73kn1LWHC6ay532xyfBtjlJ4Nzi8hnM9DndmAjKndt9RQkaWKuAKfRMn5FDHTnEu0k-tjMzheOMWkbY10sZIDeIEHhdJFHe9bieN7SpWqfKAs0SbzEdS1DMGj7atM3NDuDvvCBpVh14vhIwQwiPanJGEgqPjzBkgaxyIPj5HAHOE5xzspW-wKT-VAZyO1TGg9yvt3d1ksgeUtif1yWkogIk8jcz5j4imp26VeRnPeehFrMcNOGMY1xb5q4jjMHaLxGFePY72jMEFE38x8KC4ujuSdLRrpa&VURLID=1905

Remove player setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.