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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ca7491ab8a5381954213a4f2ec5aef6

SHA-1:
b2f541d3d51c0470da8efc2a6430c866da0df206

SHA-256:
8cb6cbf301ae14af80cc5035d5ef4de3025a278ecc7370f1207775a52e3838bf

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:
11/23/2024 3:59:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.10.8

File size:
555.4 KB (568,776 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/tPnPCQqsUmt7sKCZryTcUMnnLeRrsda0MeodoxGfidkHBQcmD9jaZxV_a91omYIcA3tW7Ur3PC9mNgApzA7gcBZWk2ehW8VaRjLcXMwUYV2jG2SEUQ7UUbXIxeMQWpgbjK9ZE7cyOVnQrkDKcufYRJ3EIQ9be0rKVP_3Hp-zjMnklPWBH_H4lwMwx7EPiEaGji4ASrIjlOhsvx9qGVqYNAdbxkQI9iO-pDv8hy0vYjdgtkExMRhl5V37UxQDtORPpvq1WMF0ozAQ61IFTqKmW4RYtYf8CRp0lBFxNHXR9TCEMnNgZvQkRvbIl0QogA2TEkumnQRv5B7aLkzACv-YOm4quX7RWIz5mAHD4t5Ge5Uj-P3gF2kZSsra1NEuAGK8Ei5ZcOSrniRtS-ofr3fljR808Tw8wpizBe-YMU22r4k

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