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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 flashplayer.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
05f7477ed993bdfb0b1f3f3a4cc01a7f

SHA-1:
05718fa7d485371552656b760c0333dc8e11f933

SHA-256:
3b60460ae428c15252464639774d49d15ef20e1fb3ab01a8d884bbab4befa7f6

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:
11/6/2024 7:45:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetu.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.1

File size:
594.5 KB (608,728 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}\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2017 5:59:59 PM

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 7:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3Q:TdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnQ

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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Entropy:
7.8839

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

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

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/8RZUQr07gBt1tShc4FvDewGec9WmbuFJehyPtgMYJDneC4bkyDPf-uWJ5rdBz7GRNxSxNzn17AMuq3TJ5Z72N65iAkGsw5l6EzgcxtA27AOPIRALKFXLjSdqDW7E9Q33c1akhWBrqR8csDr_Kg_tOMK0NskREcx3WUt2DqU69jD8ACvwRrAps_vSWy9U6J1skjgb-RgsY51-cQKdrBlkmBXex87bkV7vH6n8f0Cju5HRxwv7GJmu5vQ-YN-kbOX04NSxnMrzqtY3b15Km1pF0PhkUcSuQtvx5r08l4ZzKJok9jJXYf1mHsCFjIJVEU9dH9iDYxuzN6joke0a0-hNjbKomVTxJ7otziojeB6UVsxcXMwt8_RIYuKaoOh81BGBRpCoRqreOavrO0YLKtvuQZ867spiFuTsNN42qkui10ZeaXYpizqIK2RhrEXmsvLy-2LW4YgPNotmlKqPUEGqpMK7CzgNHlOzUpNZbOXd-fPiwwT14l9Nd8JQFzofth-i

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