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File Setup 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 flash player.exe by File Setup 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 admin.thismagno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
811d6aff498e9b95dce470ef321f6bf6

SHA-1:
7eddcba56f9f1ebb9b1f0c2e8c9acf426becc243

SHA-256:
5f4a99368c3f16a0ca50a6b472e164a97af67ad60a1619ae357187e8b546c739

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:
11/26/2024 2:53:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.23.9

File size:
594.4 KB (608,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flash player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LLC, O=File Setup LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44831E3347BB4B71076010DE81B1FB4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 2:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3Y:jdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnY

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/-ubyXfF-AOz4QzEo9Z6gvPADKby3fILu5GNdOwi3gEnnFZVErw9I2XFMBYjrkH-gmeWbQCKmLvzzSmrVryY4n9bw-AzH9pym-W9KiIPRWyv7s1REPjn4FFkOnYsDs_nLsdmozGPsW86Z9USjBFsXFSAfkDBrmuCoLpUtGkfSU5WHtEpkDl3sBa6tXl6fozbXEUyx-BvgNuCbNvUIo2PjiTvDeznLWNyj--1f4KQvaWE5oeDXhfih0ZF9BhyVessyRCM-Cmr_dJcTTz708W4UNv5A496cEdmDPfyxstH74Fp15tK0YwHr6V15HvvbHTTw7TpDcodK8RGY8zQmaISrHLSXmAAlPXeDM9lyST-7xA8s7I9-SFDyQh-UvR2y7qsJvnBaGjM4y5Rskks6yI2D87VORdyUFBGg-N3H1qp2w7-yDvcJG9LNj4Xx74ppo7F0pFLjos-wr0IS0qPltsfY3ZV3UeYze9cw6PQBkUSwMIY

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