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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, “web 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:
Internet Web   (signed by Setup Manager LLC)

Product:
web

Description:
web Setup

MD5:
048037781461659845d5a988d81c9232

SHA-1:
1c774d8236c81b2b86be0bb28b494a7585a4b36e

SHA-256:
fd7924402a2f37af234aa417c97c53810da255296d23d09d3814b97862b20f92

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:
1/13/2025 5:40:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.29.18

File size:
930.6 KB (952,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

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:A0OdsiJm3GbWXr2xzR6Perqekc4n6npU/tfBuT1mv/k:AVPI0WXCx4gtUtfkxa

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=xz122n4HVaNHcnblPKjusCl2G Hh97tme8ClQxmzvIs=&c=npeMWBnRQL 1sS6 KsrtvxddgYZWXLkihwlr6QrDnuQ19FwEdPhbQqLvBhR2kjXHdQS7DheosooZLH2/ne1xzHxkCXirBWZ8A8//v/.../404

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