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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.thismagno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
99ad0dcd9f7703a567ca9b6a44460765

SHA-1:
05b5c157f6cf4e9bef16aad3cdfcd6d4395d15dc

SHA-256:
bec00af061f0accb89fbd1c26693ef4ae39a18dde03298c10c3be9314b671b33

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:
11/26/2024 2:33:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.FileSetu.Bundler (M)
16.7.2.23

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2017 1:59:59 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 3:45:57 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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Entropy:
7.8840

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/GzdlgzTMqnY3kN0mWngiFJfpfmEV1tMFjo_WS_jSEm2QeWcHTbb5dkFjUD-F1iDbvqgkyMm8lfqgMISDXl3bs6__N9w3-FD9l2gqNDtbzwCxBjqKCBN2ltRW-cjpDw7kTiG3xBg0sW4yW_73e6PwdPHQUBTG_66mf-YB7QKbqBfbHSwePS0Hqct4nAtxEQAZCE5-dhDGcHXqloQbjzNhYVfx9F8viQPghTLqHlmrTZjcmcGRcMQE3t--n8ahnTi5__TPpey5gjxwZ-3SPD15iOP9oAeaokGeN-tNkCjaoZiMdJytbWHoL08XdSxOfSVXn8J9BPiFprUYjptOd8-xrLxOmjYUJc5PxGJhoBxvw6E0sucwv1xq5JGIXDpth3zk_OIWRGhf899MO-Q-FYwIVzPCaspQtclPnybVtvXOOoxdNM_v9PigV494BBP0UH-C7VvMhopAlDcFB1bDujrp6w

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