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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.101magno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
32d9386ae616e0709de1b59a5981d28e

SHA-1:
36117b875a413dfc6a44eac218c2388a3f0ca0b6

SHA-256:
72d4cf31702573762b0b418130e7cfebb71b045345ebfba6464fa8bfe5f0e20b

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 5:28:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.29.23

File size:
556.9 KB (570,272 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 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:
5/3/2016 11:49:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cvF6dlGOB/IApzroi7KggmU2EjWw6YllxpNCqMB1H1X/5OKDafR:cvFcGO5I6zrog3n8j6OxvCrfDDU

Entry address:
0x1A33CF

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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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,108,480 bytes)

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

http://admin.101magno.com/imJ23znbkO7ktbs1bQ9EClibLoEOShlJ9j1bsnG9tvJpuZhn6RiKCTRTckYt34CU3DE0CVa65nBf_qr6YDVAVkQ7aAQdqD31-rhsN3PDIBSlxTalTxY--TlIGPfd3APZmGtJ6akaxv7sEnsYqCS5qPQzyCKedfnRGaGq2kOMUmhDW6QGEp4XFRUk0EWQYtHFIg3Y3kjPw9lAR5rhUgG4mhRklj6Vmqy95vNjfYbGD5Fw8MDystHkLsz_oBugfWzijJcK2hGbdbqQaeqgloVH7bvRaY1XDZeqAexmaEAL8bCQo66bdtAKHuR1fg7qdmU8k1I-KVSeRJhibExZKPvmz1ssLLLg3wcLWLc66HJF4E8fT19DjX8YHudcn6t1zVOU36wFy--4KxxwDf_HHgZxPs0X9zqtmvC43dEkcHVtXm-vfn0Y8kFcwCRIKCECyVVc

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