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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.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
71af63271f77a77a38f895533e19b3e1

SHA-1:
36e57a9724442f9ae01ab342e3ef456dfdb37b93

SHA-256:
880b7eea154c4f241721b326af304dff728c89521374bde3bf5fb2cdbc628cbc

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:
12/24/2024 4:09:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.25.2

File size:
1.2 MB (1,252,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
425AE115F148D1124BA864570081A9B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2015 10:08:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, DC, 89, 8B, 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, 3B, BD, D9, C8, AA, 4F, 2D, F3, AA, 83, 1E, 2D, F1, CF, 86, 59, B4, 59, 7E, 61, 56, 70, 92, F9, 11, 61, 6A, BF, 32, BF, CF, AF, A9, 0B, 83, 85, DD, 18, 1E, 35, 4F, 1E, 0E, 72, 2C, AA, AC, 1B, EB, 02, E2, C3, CA, 46, E2, 09, 7F, 45, 8B, 0C, 62, 2E, 38, BB, 12, B5, CA, A0, 28, 5F, D3, 66, 58, 9D, B1, A6, F1, 06, A8, 85, BC, 91, C5, D6, 09, B4, F1, 5E, 56, CA, 3B, 1C, 03...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,905,024 bytes)

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