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bearshare_setup.exe

MusicLab LLC

The application bearshare_setup.exe, “BearShare ” by MusicLab has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.cdn.bearshare.com.
Publisher:
Musiclab, LLC   (signed by MusicLab LLC)

Description:
BearShare

Version:
10.0.0.131053

MD5:
43f771ae8c56328bbe47736439a888d2

SHA-1:
a1d5fb07602fa5bd4e69d7fa2e777e167e5bdc75

SHA-256:
549ea28a6422bdd03ef01f3a22a7e3a3a867790bd4040699e5f83427954161ed

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:11:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MusicLab.Installer (M)
16.2.11.1

File size:
2.4 MB (2,489,848 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\bearshare_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MusicLab LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/15/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MusicLab LLC, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=MusicLab LLC, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7467B5664E4AF3C19E681F3E6D468C31

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2009 10:43:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:BwMLUkmA0jmjxYpMys/HpmDQVjId0yhPITT3B59F:BwMLUp7jmjxQs/JmuENPITT3B59F

Entry address:
0x12A70

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, B8, A2, 41, 00, E8, C0, 03, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 28, 18, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, E8, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 24, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 30, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 34, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 2C, 0D, 42, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, A8, A1, 41, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

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

http://download.cdn.bearshare.com/r/cdn/.../BearShareV10es.exe

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