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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 application setup.exe by File Setup 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.thismagno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c46581c93c561bbddfa5944363ab5ac7

SHA-1:
056526672984c8025571b3dec1977365a30b5b75

SHA-256:
734b5a1ba0bc6663e6d351406f2e6ccd24805ec7d48c7b6168cf6d11c72ddb2a

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:
11/6/2024 7:51:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetu.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.9

File size:
594.4 KB (608,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2017 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44831E3347BB4B71076010DE81B1FB4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 2:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3:KdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 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, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/6ZWCdQcjDKc9tePGteGkT665eYuMuRMJbMr8H-nPsw7uEQxhnKTqT3MbBO6ok1voL1kn8bcUbtiCm0-b1TOrgPDNJgj55p__eBOZbbRIWg91Lq5q5VZtoZs4elwaGk0A4jsMZOEhC_G6TE14WOq7Ke5mTQwnLpe_-Uhem5nB3PIJwSzohhSJ7qq7VXiLtDT3rJ0cCCairLSsatHud_6QSQaj_9WXdIM9IcvaY7VD1yImMbHeIuzGLOq_Y0v6baF8pqM73H9CoCDmB1LdP8wAwHRujmJigKfPVBz8PhUm8I-sF7O8-Bt9f6HDlFuCoJp5_HOMmK2_8GVX7WhFHJFoQGNbP_LuGQzVc-1qpkLfmfa4SPsO_mroEGc2lpFVugHOkrcxtKcjQwP6mHjJdDOvKhbOxJ7PCitxmQoD9cbD1HQqfpaNN32M2caAxg958nuA7ABU006bxYTI0P15urzETw

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