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free-pc-checkup.exe

Setup Factory 6.0 Runtime

MicroSmarts LLC

The application free-pc-checkup.exe, “Setup Application” by MicroSmarts has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Setup Factory installer.
Publisher:
MicroSmarts LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Factory 6.0 Runtime

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
6.0.1.4

MD5:
3c28b2d46e6e5d81cae58574446d3b5f

SHA-1:
53f580b603c7df117144b584e34915e74fea2778

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:31:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MicroSmarts.Installer (M)
15.10.31.11

File size:
2.4 MB (2,508,328 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.1.4

Copyright:
Setup Engine Copyright © 2001 - 2004 Indigo Rose Corporation

Trademarks:
Setup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\free-pc-checkup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MicroSmarts LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2007 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2008 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MicroSmarts LLC, OU=Software Division, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=MicroSmarts LLC, L=Olympia Fields, S=Illinois, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
17DC6FE4B6894438FC8DB344C01C3A9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2004 5:10:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:19dFv6btKHLlJZa8nh2ZZdlo2vVaOr/AMwDm6yQ4P1aQ05:19d8btAhaZdlLvVP0Tnk1E

Entry address:
0x2889

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 80, 61, 40, 00, 68, 48, 43, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 00, 61, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, A0, A9, 40, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 9C, A9, 40, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 98, A9, 40, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 94, A9, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 55, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, A8, 17, 00, 00, FF, 15, FC, 60, 40, 00, A3, A8, AE, 40, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9396

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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