setup.exe

F11L Software Inc.

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application setup.exe by F11L Software 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dcc.freevideosfordownload.com.
Publisher:
Codec Perforer  (signed by F11L Software Inc.)

Product:
Codec Perforer

Version:
15.4.19.10

MD5:
0e57254816b24bf81b41e72dfbad03af

SHA-1:
5344e62a3fa734aa15733c4f7c5d1f1abe6f8bd7

SHA-256:
5bd02360c185a26719fac315cd6b81077447ffe1383ef989527b7fef643760b6

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:
11/5/2024 6:40:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.F11LSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.4

File size:
982 KB (1,005,592 bytes)

Product version:
15.4.19.10

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
setup

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 4:38:16 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2016 4:38:16 PM

Subject:
CN=F11L Software Inc., O=F11L Software Inc., L=Portland, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0485A1BD2C2019

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2015 10:03:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Rl/rF4bi0QfJh47NDZeAQKuQcII6jjAIT:7/rFNffJ6DZeAQdQ7BjAA

Entry address:
0x67EF

Entry point:
E8, 53, 41, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, D8, 14, 41, 00, E9, C1, F9, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, D8, 14, 41, 00, E8, AE, F9, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 0B, EF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 38, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Code size:
62.5 KB (64,000 bytes)

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

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