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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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
31498e69babeeb65c55338f80cc32988

SHA-1:
3840f94bdfc4c59aa72c62e431c012fd5e5f56c3

SHA-256:
6fe874763fc36517f2c5c50f5d004fa30a780da84b5164da8eedc95d7fe42d06

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:
11/6/2024 7:38:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetu.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.5

File size:
594.4 KB (608,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2017 8:59:59 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 10:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3fxp:DdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnj

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/XRjYfZQgMQAuohM6uBLrZO7fEkHB2Csok7RhgS4_4AHXpt-zY7u-r-0FsWLQ1hTWWJlMfkVdm3tCszxomJS7C27ekQRTFTBtceZZ12KqAB6caNlF0V1QRUH7NJBQ-taNb5dW2dTDrTabc6LyqHXHfrlPPqpLJo0Xf7sKjSeo3uWY1ShCEiQDGZuWQQ50b8VbrghRuPK5YXUSQGxeMxToXhrgSJkwzNNbWvagML4XQ-YyzXV6lH_KTEWvO60MobVgeV2V-V8hNh0IjjbOOk3WdS8ZbtwBzj_VhVVr0t0obDy3uOEsf3BI2Oq2rdWxJN6BRlYPnZG_D_7kcykp2Nhqv-ZxQo5BE-DphbVh-vZbnp-0fsW6KXAoAVAK2JobmW1u4wkbCcohMYUvMMWRkUmwh-1bxteN2uLlLUsGKJ-cS0cZBo2RFQSsbq9xE5_NlTw2kwGCwwNGT-JVhXwC0ktcC9-afigGfN9tL0i9RCbjxhMXPhFLlIb8riZdi16CPM81

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