mplsetup.exe

LI Impact

The application mplsetup.exe by LI Impact has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.greenpipesky.com.
Publisher:
LI Impact  (signed and verified)

MD5:
35dbfe0d190c7877d3439baff8568e85

SHA-1:
845292e4b75e1dd96126bcc0f0aef60e792780c1

SHA-256:
b807976ffbc67e745e38cd7cdfb0347126faf81ce1872835dbfcae37e417e8b0

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.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 6:46:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LIImpact.Installer (M)
16.3.12.1

File size:
155.6 KB (159,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mplsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=LI Impact, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=LI Impact, L=Carson City, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
53C7498E7043740F15EBDA90D6E56F72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2012 10:52:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:u2v8455OjSK5I5qcWkaLZA2M/JxiqSpDePTx4zowG3q:u2E05wSK5ItWkUOLJsqUJGq

Entry address:
0x39FE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 41, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, FE, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.8085

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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

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