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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ade73d58cfdb39576c9a968d4dd0969

SHA-1:
f959885a9e079f0aab7c252f3a1ba54579c45e6f

SHA-256:
c5f1ae35eea26a71a74fdfbf8c2fe18e70a52c3121775f005c084af98191ec68

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
5/3/2024 2:38:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3446

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18523

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3943
9.0.1.0163

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.12.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.M
14.6.12.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14610

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
813.5 KB (833,024 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:
4/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
5/16/2014 11:53:05 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ohta0rP+QCufgCnnAOkE52PC2oa20ztTNzZtvHkjsfEBJ7IsPDaYEueJs:ohtn1gCnnPklC2KEZtvHkA0NPus

Entry address:
0x50D08

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 87, 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, A9, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D3, 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, 64, 0F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B3, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 5A, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

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