setup.exe

File Setup LCC

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 LCC 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 az852137.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0526f4c44b02041b708c558bebd8ab4c

SHA-1:
548f76a02d3942270511dbb270dc4b22d8e5ef11

SHA-256:
7e1dfc91922e2cf8816d6ea0bb09c9a78ee729502a8e2b014a7ca693d4149ba9

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:
12/24/2024 4:10:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.7.18

File size:
676.4 KB (692,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LCC, O=File Setup LCC, 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:
0629F30DCECC62A8E72B47625BD36601

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/12/2016 2:10:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A5DF0

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:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az852137.vo.msecnd.net/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NpxHwFKAOiKh6Fm0ZBWiiJvpCat30ThvI5VFyWBX90z7NvY4nSprDBmi_9CJABz4aHdbV1KmYExL8Vc1qCR7CHyC3AZz_EE3wAbyvpSqWYEE9vwMl8ZtWOH1I4nvyxI88o7XMK9UD8DIPGeIBv2RWNYDm8bxVzm2uAuXFQ3M7nKjx-_XuhI45zr0Mqs3W7-7jA0RNX7tBAmCichb0lZV0leZn32H04iOTIOtphis7zkvW1481PpZnXzyTzbJDWxvg40cCylNsMe-mzsgMuNqz_-04p_oV5b5kurAaAVQpBAKUDl6YLaVM54KMo45J_urnrBSXbuKIMURot3GhLUw5AoFOu9WG3XR6WdLXDwu4PljQDp8sdXCLkCg7SsYbsNH2qrDxdy8WU5qelRF47v_-aTNOATMCwSbemk8A54cCOog3kwwfwC3zQF1ywAvXH3x0FFwnwsEp89diZv6FfE1gzo=

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