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player_setup.exe

Sambamedia 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 Sambamedia SL has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp204.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
afbcc59169ddd492a4e55696549e14d8

SHA-1:
0a13ae1b0f87ed09bdd27c6010c8c61e2d7861d9

SHA-256:
3fa1989f3f30014d0064c1ebc00d0863be0d7d514e2d78722b1c103a3f5bf01a

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:
4/25/2024 2:55:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
889

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.24

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-R [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.14830

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1210

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-748106
0.98/19315

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
19360

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26972
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7488f3d7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-30-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.30.05

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dbitvx
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.30.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.M
14.8.30.0

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.194616
2.0.0.1906

File size:
790.5 KB (809,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, STREET="La Botavara, 1 2", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00B3AB0358C7184E7B47E1675806B74132

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2014 1:30:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gJPvrbffDMI573n9+D9nseUQQAFKk3hsBFIH7cGsPDaYx+qC/i:gJPjbXDMI57nkZ1hsBFYwF+p/i

Entry address:
0x4D446

Entry point:
E8, ED, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 43, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D5, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B5, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F4, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxp204.com/.../Player_Setup.exe

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