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 26 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.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9195de26053000ccbfaec6276c8d3da7

SHA-1:
b2c68bc6844bd6e4181e5bf3f55c5357f861add5

SHA-256:
4e023290a49981e8bfe9115015fbf7224e260af76090e4f29dd347f57a89c634

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 9:57:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
838

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.179.162

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-R [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-2
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
19854

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26972
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.10.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.867736
10/19/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.19.08

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dbbifl
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.P
14.10.19.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.194608
2.0.0.1959

File size:
790.4 KB (809,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2015 6:59:59 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:
5/27/2014 11:26:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zawlctMtfAMwPUNjZqh5etJpruJxxjTc/jHsPDaYsk37:zaw16MwPejQetYjTc/sz7

Entry address:
0x4D429

Entry point:
E8, EA, 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, 40, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D2, 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, 93, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B2, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F1, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.3439

Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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