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ChromeSetup.exe

Lite Soft program

Setup Manager 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 ChromeSetup.exe, “Lite Soft program Setup ” by Setup Manager 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite Soft program

Description:
Lite Soft program Setup

Version:
5.6.5.4

MD5:
c25fdf34f9ed88b66e9c1a47fe399adc

SHA-1:
14d5da9ec7df9d2f530110e042d496c47f1f9cbd

SHA-256:
5aea6629761d46f95166e71a390646318b39f6000d0110c1a2e7608f211004b0

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 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:
11/23/2024 2:18:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.31.16

File size:
929.9 KB (952,264 bytes)

Product version:
5.5

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Setup Manager LLC, O=Setup Manager 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:
5B54F9A49482444F2A26324DAC8E187D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Z17t/5seW7WZOr3Q/VOVM3dlu9KQkbTMmENYwX:ZBh5LgdVmdgEbTMyw

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.mainproductdownloadfiles.com/c?x=zPVJ03gzmZ6vpAOuNf bJdJtElolWjwKpBTju2LhxSw=&c=lymV2DJg9pTnff0/O4qlT7vOWuK9HjWUYyVUfBw6QHbA/cnGUcYTfWF0K0k 1Y97Cg5pvJlJteC5r WedTld7e7/.../404

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