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File Setup LCC

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 google chrome.exe by File Setup LCC 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 Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1097df0640aa29d82d43f29fbb72365f

SHA-1:
5887722119a6dae845692d5defa6ed85295a5d97

SHA-256:
4cab232e06a59b4741ffd92a59f6d261e66a7c6679e1b810b24d2e4a91ea6f79

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 4:01:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.10.8

File size:
555.5 KB (568,800 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}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LCC, O=File Setup LCC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4FF15104B32B6269B6D5DA4DC0EE7E41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2016 10:26:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 10, 7A, 5A, 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, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, 9E, 09, 85, 7E, 7E, D2, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, C9, A5, C8, 80, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 07, E3, 48, 1E, 55, 96, AD, 83, 17, 4E, C3, 3A, 56, 91, 2E...
 
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Entropy:
7.8487

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,088,000 bytes)

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

http://admin.myfilessoft.com/UN99OhCjDwuYM6c6doUB3CKKXUb0fPhxk2-bCuWl8KYT7j3Bwj2by-nQTK592DEdDx8supn38unq___VWGQn3KvXFZZTkrC6fp6DqAK0TS-yQqgRrTfDAxicD5XTZUtGbfgR_xTUYO9gLo3VlbCQ9Av8PkH9AdrjGwCefuX2fk8k9MfyMoWhphrsvK3LPW2zYpzKozIV1HnNiLa6osF74kZTHhOAlRA7P2oY9yNUqA3Hmn4nN1RXXxgzSG9VR7ay2Zut6cOpjS8RuAXl5NTwwbl8k6cxn6_tn13ykoVgbMsOwwDH7I9GSfn_nqXVCCpnXWsOoVJEvogHlf7DUUCzqTe3uuz0T3es1tiforiegHIh_tmvYpNDjb5OR6Ug1DUIPaDmGsyUnnEqzuq-MP3CYmsTnmUVEIuihlJZgeYwqMoAVHlLRAW-U6vdg3rRlfWf

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