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chromesetup.exe

Sipid

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, “Sipid 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Sipid

Description:
Sipid Setup

MD5:
0387c3de0ab23bb0eb5fcfb03dc39415

SHA-1:
16c67317a834f8698a24cfb851769d6015d1e2d3

SHA-256:
03484dff66e5010afd18cf6014ad59f91937ad27764594668a95c73eb4b068e2

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 11:10:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.11.2

File size:
937.7 KB (960,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

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):
12288:lRiG+3ZC4aAJFya33Vl4iggHXdbtG2x3GDMkjlQefNut8lP+nZZclKhC2IqjzvaY:lRiH3Voa3Fl4pgHXeaGRNSLZGsIt

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/g8AqhXCrOACMnvNRJnP44alQX040tya3rFq6W2pryqUeJ8ALCDxwlql0JYTu7tkclEsEiqFk18qHVyurSYVmzSuH525GzeUEl3fpFVCFcpJCoeAgP4jFiJuGpyGP89r8osufzb08ZRdb_EfeKRJGE3LBqrySePAU3QsKlHaMFVCu52hOBYH17dVEkCvcMtK3P3B_Oaa3sVLPJ2spciK0dIjZ7H_3VrvW0HeFopmgUVx4xIoC6nbUoQeJo9ic237wGKhGR0vr6VBaozpD_9fSkKRfKNHHsMMNB6dT1JV6Jl9Jk1xb _9IigKYLxQZNaYGUDkhaVwyPAY3Srm 4mbFCSZHfwGoSMVn6_kJOmJ8zxjZJ93eGwZJ37cMbJUPXMa3la8e_dko7qCF1MrDBrh6huwwLNPjdZId5nLwNDQNdsp9HIysSYHFokKZHvMbtylRTROJBZqaJAmNolwyD0mGFstm3bfmi2teQ8IqTAp8imSib2WBWrysPjknvGAp HMUi7XtoHwDWOf 4y7PPKc7XpsgiccFgod5HOllEMEiGciy7pF3SE kjqbKfTgHgbQvPrEOArzrhXqvx_MFdd Lyq9CrdXPuQWHGk0_ t_34qDyi6NWfrcTEjVf_qG HIQVqlQpstA0v11CDaXQChkUsjbmk2NJBOzYZIe2XCHvbz9X qHzJkYBlJEX9FVwi97IAvBeOsCICzE7k9YyVGdc96wy2kmzDsOku4F8LYHbg6BSRzYu4QZzqQsvyRauw2TAqwgRVLOlFjMNPpGAumPRojG8w9fk5xUYISw5WToprzBVy0k0EnA=-CwiAZmlsZXpvb21zLmNvbS80MDQD

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