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setup.cpl

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 file setup.cpl by File Setup llc 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 file has been seen being downloaded from admin.filermagno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
49f9403d78ca0f0fa0244c77c9f51e1f

SHA-1:
8fda8f4b32d54d1f5a85f9a35e8bced15d442699

SHA-256:
86d74d8f3ec9f1d5afc12bd7a0ecd5e3ae2406f01e00aa1fd0819895c138186c

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:
11/15/2024 3:42:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetupllc.Bundler (M)
16.2.4.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,185,904 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.cpl

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup llc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/19/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/19/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Setup llc, O=File Setup llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
39CC7C4BD6B9058E818797B15709AF3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2015 8:52:07 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iv1+3spSOxcbyct7f7HxPoK5t+uUzbgAPNWG4STA8uU:rasB5tbUzUMNWwTA8t

Entry address:
0x37D90

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, F0, FD, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 10, 50, 8B, 4D, 0C, 51, 8B, 55, 08, 52, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, FE, 68, 30, 27, 08, 10, 68, C0, A6, 03, 10, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 83, C4, E8, 53, 56, 57, A1, 10, 6D, 08, 10, 31, 45, F8, 33, C5, 50, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, C7, 45, E4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 0C, 00, 75, 10, 83, 3D, 5C, AB, 08, 10, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, 4E, 01...
 
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Code size:
409.5 KB (419,328 bytes)

The file setup.cpl has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.filermagno.com/ixnEuIvvWgVqjA-SA-yXy-4vIi2S7jP-so8SG7GyhnLNaD9J0vTt8GSLL3HaV3KnfmdmMJTf9sVM-bOrWfCM5Fgq5S0vIokhP3sxAbmrP7o1bL4tdT41Bu8kw2VKsiWWQGCvBrKkv1l3PJ3PptXYmTazxqvI_qlruqVrd4RKpGG43ztp8myyy8gRChUjUOii-q9myP15Vs_8AykVvOUSYesfz0x6aTFVf3MMaizKgeZjcT28y2ZAnha3MgSqBaIL6MaT1GHgXtQTGX2lK5zurZt5KIRAqm-Td3Pj-9HkdWuRVLHgVYQIQYQD3-tG7JHECW6K2f91CSK0NgjLL4NzLg3XVdVNnEUjYDBbTnZq8524SNwHhvrNDUWljKOCWOE2MCDCyR_5Vg38p7YOc0ic6VVW1n2BdVmtG3kptchSkTWGKqlaz68PfMv7uN_bnJGpVQS277dmVK898KrqlTiKZFJ9q0QEPoMtvMulSkREQDI

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