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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.playerfilemagno.com.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
342aa3d746ee3274d2cd6fc88c1fdaf6

SHA-1:
373cc6166f21c3517cc7bb133e302e42f6915dc5

SHA-256:
b54ded90bdeade6e7ba368858bc3e98090ab9ab2c972f8457aede8e861751bb3

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:
11/26/2024 1:18:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.16.5

File size:
676.5 KB (692,696 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:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 8:59:59 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:
2/5/2016 6:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3oUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfb:3oI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5m

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.playerfilemagno.com/qSI9mAb4SU1XDuC7NCo_JdOjtFrYo5eHuWt0Ao1AeLBdRFUJJUNuSrYvfRik043WMSkr2OZou1tmxm-6lB_fDSE9S4T3UYQZKx_RPOIEhb0engFV-HN_j5dbcr7OY8Wap7YiTc-pWZ2cwQWPZ39IDjSA4Ud56aUX75bVjjk6Or3-0ROSKNo2WY9yJPjjpXAy0xZkdDAujXIFV57t5hv-8BAFNThT2niYSL02T1logPL0htnEo4SYby9efXIJ2cQJTHy7ninZBxAhBt_aBtFp921Y7Mh48ldbaMcrRpt5-LxKJXMey8SrfOtJTY97kDvWMOr5h82wSlEA8qj32DIDbKtjNtis8Qp0DOBo6R7HucsTkyzX2_Ge55UNWn2qcRifmz3y2i1aDDwRDfh49gI0CF18Lsb6anECQc9ujrockCNh9_XwQk3ZN_t7Y0n5PsFn5yLPEE_Wvohr4w0OdtrrgjxUQn2FfAXhRxVfZB3jfx8

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