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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 ttb.3vyg4fg5.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee5a6c4a7d22cde7c8c24ace3a733781

SHA-1:
5ed79b09671ab9020be265b1eadc0a8bf17e9c89

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 3:08:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.14.1

File size:
1.2 MB (1,206,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\acer\moje dokumenty\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/16/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
3/17/2015 4:04:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x482000

Entry point:
68, 50, 45, 74, 00, 9C, 60, E8, 75, 06, 00, 00, 34, 20, 48, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 20, 48, 00, 34, 20, 48, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 20, 48, 00, 6A, 20, 48, 00, 79, 20, 48, 00, 88, 20, 48, 00, 96, 20, 48, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4B, 45, 52, 4E, 45, 4C, 33, 32, 2E, 44, 4C, 4C, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 41, 64, 64, 72, 65, 73, 73, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 6F, 61, 64, 4C, 69, 62, 72, 61, 72, 79, 41, 00, 00, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75...
 
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Code size:
3.7 MB (3,891,894 bytes)

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

http://ttb.3vyg4fg5.com/download/request/.../ymriBSrn?__tc=1426654769.877&lpsl=76f4df76f70fe40a740b4e622a91e827&expire=1426741164&PubID=9616-1008&slp=www.mysoftprotr.com&ClickID=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjaXBpZD00NDcwMDAmY3U0PTAmY2lyaWQ9REU4MUM3MUUyRDU4MDA0MDkxMjc3Nzg1MCZjaWNtcD0yNDQ3Njgmb3NpZD01MjImY2lzaWQ9REU4MUM3MUUyRDU4MDAzOTUxMDQ3ODM5NyZibz0xJmNpdWlkPS00NjE2MTY4ODU4NTc3MTk2NzMyJnN1YmlkPTEwMDgmbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTE3MCZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MTEzMzYyOCZleGNpZD0yMiZwdWJpZD05NjE2&fileName=Setup

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