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

MD5:
7dd3e6376c0a1c5441c532e7559daac3

SHA-1:
633f76bd040d8b2a514ff0df561f67ddd645c4e2

SHA-256:
e84d8fec7dcb80846732d2f5746f2f20bfea794e5a10711f21e1980023069bca

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 1:51:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.16.23

File size:
660.9 KB (676,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

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:
1/18/2016 7:02:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oebSE47w8AzD7Y+PtuAE5CmJO20EgeuabGXTwXu2OhbE6l5JN:oebHHzfYouljZpNqXkil5JN

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 40, AC, 5A, 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, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, FF, 75, 14, B9, 00, C7, 21, 10, 0C, 08, E8, 28, 0B, CF, BB, 1D, BA, 6D, 21, 83, C4, 10, D1, 4B, 20, 16, 00, 40, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, 00, CD, C2, 37, 01, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, FB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 6D, 8B, 0C, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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

http://az852137.vo.msecnd.net/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NpxHwFKAOiKh6Fm0ZBWiiJvcqvG-Jk4YqOztvXTRNPRqsyQi0ii3C8X42m_mSKAp2_jW9SSD8VRl-SVChxSkno4vfFm1w4D1I9zK1BoR2MqBFz1Mfi6efilaY6iW7hgxQCcRP0PAnr8qOXh6kNi8jpRxyF2yL8UCmr7mUP6oZF6ab3dOcNz3Kbuqz1qZf6p_g1_NyTk9cXrqDLNGpUEUHpx4O05ZSulDTuyRtw2-WLK2W2c3f1EXj0VD740gUchbABqIMqj4Ccql9alK8eCEPZmMf4hGtaMP30b0aXudLo-mn7v-i0qGdWpnqeFhN7CwWNelAB4t91S0yNHFiM-NghvbxaivFLk8xKiYE917kocSwI0ukRc8xc6D4pHdno9pbNHWO8ysVHeCdaXOXSRfJkVzv-iaZodT15LLS8MBSPbkrfUCp12TXsERjCQL-f_MPe5LOTpd2ug0L2utv2q4jKA=

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