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setup.exe

App Secure 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 App Secure 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 hxtdp8dx.d1ii4zxk.com.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f23015239dbed3acdbaf1330cf7a58e2

SHA-1:
4045116e9a28545584bbeb114b2be9ff8b25f34e

SHA-256:
febc65b8fca687667afdba873c7230bee2aef732e45ea1d9b34dac5cf9a4d99d

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:
12/25/2024 1:55:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.AppSecur.Bundler (M)
16.6.18.21

File size:
485.5 KB (497,136 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:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App Secure LLC, O=App Secure 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:
00868B073DB5F27781658C4A94E3A93D23

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 5:34:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:utDyfK49N2repycGHbt/mB4b1pHLT9gjY3RNuF5D:Vi4bc7ZmB4J9LpIYbWx

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, B0, DC, 58, 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, 5D, A6, CB, FE, E1, 56, 16, CD, 5D, 72, C0, 17, CF, 7D, EE, 01, 07, 95, 8A, 01, 86, CF, 52, 4F, D9, A7, 64, 8D, B7, 4C, E0, 12, B4, DF, 60, 56, E2, 04, 0D, FC, 26, AF, 52, 74, 4A, AA, 7A, 4E, FD, 26, 75, 3F, 75, A6, 35, E3, DC, 39, E8, C5, C5, 40, A6, AD, 79, 18, 3D, 77, D1, F3, 70, 9C, 1B, 29, D4, BB, C5, 4B, F2, 47, 67, D3, DD, CD, 2C, 2D, D8, C8, EA, 45, 02, 45, 38...
 
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Entropy:
7.9406

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
965.5 KB (988,672 bytes)

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

http://hxtdp8dx.d1ii4zxk.com/hoPn09Zt9Iazh6EgfyvpH6jIJYB33u1oHyBEI4-aMGtBR4KG8_JlvYlsJwX2Arkv_V6OjcmLMF2bnIHUUTlS2EY4DVVLMhj1JrvShqG8Z0nXpxh7ILg62berxyZiLY115qSpm4mbCNdYblf-WXXTdKOciECgZihVYH81syYgSpIYa_Lts_gFBEabp9EH8Emq-nnbAiGOj0aegfsUHwViqQ

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