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Setup Manager 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 Setup Manager 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.playerfilemagno.com.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6fdeb4a39c34e5c0710f79006ac7b483

SHA-1:
1ccc14fa2439c86d6507b3ed859bed207e0f24e0

SHA-256:
fcdc6d9d228d1063b7105a684ee9452ef2a7f4d05a22013b7d774f1a5a50266b

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:
11/6/2024 5:35:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SetupMan.Bundler (M)
16.5.12.21

File size:
588.5 KB (602,584 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:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Setup Manager LLC, O=Setup Manager LLC, 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:
0083BDD227DBB7AC8288AA961219124A1B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/3/2016 11:58:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bgegw4/Oeb7YO3SND0NFwu1aYqVqxY3WWtx7RoaPkkP:bTR4mez3SNArwuNqVq5WTRoo

Entry address:
0x1A23CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8795

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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

http://admin.playerfilemagno.com/xYTVTaDFT6ooBHYGRzuZbSTvnK0-8giF_0AcumBSIwb9nX9C_B6x6EaQrPk8Ja3C6OI3GuE18uufATUH9VoCh9blTJIlqn_v4Z9T538HucWGQbJa7SeopLeCWzI7UpfW5wjTDmzMaMpInHmpknCGR4rKrHYYTiFnAADxLEibZ5fw6DsoIhbfnUzPSjQgPmDPkHKBYkc0XPszl0qQQMR4MRbK_sR5ta-ZiRtc8wB6VRcxzYaqB2a9tJRLB7984B31_kSByfLD-5tZMPyCGXYDFmRpWlF4BIyoNqRwgttfNCo7C6nQlYib0vqhIWQ83-U_QvzGEeaq2Miix6hClxHGFCECzOjMQBYIPizssdn1pSwtJQjqJQoGCLtWfGxsId5sl607N9ZU5hG7TEHY96tJNq697p0ekBagBZlhEaXy5aQnx-AcPp9S9gjyCcDxAqIWtC4E7wSy6vcDDhCoua6KdyCbyL02RbOsDoDu4qRgNZk

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