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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:
95062b5c804095df8a4758e71d20951f

SHA-1:
4321b3a8e8f3d56e6359b1d66ef7033fba09a31a

SHA-256:
ac6be74f025e54787f31c034fbb4a3cbeafabe92ad3f64472bcb06894f06b7fb

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 '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:
12/25/2024 5:23:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.11.4

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:
12/16/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/15/2017 3:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kRiG+3ZC4aAJFya33Vl4iggHXdbtG2x3GDMkjlQefNut8lP+nZZclKhC2IqjzvaY:kRiH3Voa3Fl4pgHXeaGRNSLZGsIt

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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Entropy:
7.9333

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/vukFWR13eGRkIriPJMmXCt8cWOt6QnwnyDF_icPiqo_BVJ8PXTt4i5tdF59Y0AyH79WrwRsSHdcjTFotzv278i3DliyBiHbv8X7dzCvPBNcLn Okg6B3YG8Zq2aHHR2xpmM3CxVLTtUDXJTsajZVWqBOG am11ktNg adKidsw7tGGC_9tB_qdnglE0GZ4I2V7thUN6Q7dKcV0VGgdY5XRgdtoxUZIp3fZLPTC ugZppB1GH5iJnlpB2P7nRYVqc7e8buZX_hCxVAHNNBf sgq7JujIFj47pskpVq8O9VNrQUHU1mmArRVQFeNulqRE9b6H4Ao1aMxrLAuZoBfECbuZgBgg7nFeQN34vs4tilfLiqB E4MoH0OSn1OCbIQidxsOMnFyIyC_tGtD4gR QfBsA3lFzkUSBXfvoala2wdwDF_Wi1p0rBw5StZpSmXfGtYMMNe7x7dcxFjMlvoQlVgiYQNCoPftrk 3LOoOTDviRQJt 0NM8m7sO13MXoPaMN5rOJ1nfUtl1JwvmO4jlwK3S3sxuvC0JF5L7i7jxDd8NNNSL6aJtbnuBJOQS4S5oqird1sF9Xsu8bUmdVryzmE2pPgThlg==-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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