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facebook-messenger.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 facebook-messenger.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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ranchsignbundle.com.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Sipid

Description:
Sipid Setup

MD5:
a4e95124d0874eb38d0671cbb71595b8

SHA-1:
66838e41706b5d501a75a2bf651412378ce17baf

SHA-256:
446fdc3506e353e641db97c31cef559824bb8bc5bcfa27602eb8105e36ab946e

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 11:11:47 AM 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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\facebook-messenger.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:ZRiG+3ZC4aAJFya33Vl4iggHXdbtG2x3GDMkjlQefNut8lP+nZZclKhC2IqjzvaY:ZRiH3Voa3Fl4pgHXeaGRNSLZGsIt

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 facebook-messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/LK4FAB1S_XQBaha0N830D7k_A6aQX9YMK7FvaYqEANKARMD2kS5SQctWmtBydIm5xrPaJTbKEeLStCxWjZnbedhLQXM3 MVSYdN9cY3h 2VsMVKsQys6o9QDck7IRByKwstCusT_zh4xcl_xQ3R47qfPqWBC8tHJ70fVpzwIEMOgzR4GBWAQk7oxLuIrFvG_SwO RUPCAui7DycfD lzWwUdDSxlcaW409ofB2aOmz73XMATTwgLdwvR4wdhzpBgFHJfdsHDiXDUXiolDeMRWQSYkSwVX7R9HKlQD6A ZKdlQ0WBnY9XOyOHNnManLlqbG6MEW0B_trvJcDJMtKs7KklT78oX 5npAGfYeSMoVpGE76_RGX9xpuwbcRtqaydHpHX5CsYwwuX5QV_aT0h46MSpS iEoGRtdSfAvDdopSKbzHnfowCox027p Xvl WCe 4K3cVS4HU2oBXskeplfPYWlLbCHb lEpxwbM62xTtnpV Dgs7WKxiE7bzjbYVErRBMYn8q3GFeLrAC8lUC2CdnlHk4LOpi8B8nUQTY9Pt7bt 63aEtca0zG4_4PtAbn2w7DGde90 f8dXg1x BfLbpB7ek GSLwa fvn8NqpbI9kydlNLFJzHdD7vthUaFZa5Q ulZoIvoQDz 0cv0Z b4pxSOQINbUf7iUqFH85zyPvxAcpnKOKvdOpymQjgOKsrkJ0LJ2C bnTlee3qRYO9kBTbgpctYhosPC7BRo_t9rMC2aalW6UUmj5mSiVS_ORyTadgmyUFBHG xITyafB4dFnD2KWqK4I8116b4VhSDJbxl5h GZaFsLu8jS_VtactPND -CwiAZmlsZXpvb21zLmNvbS80MDQD

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