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Setup Manager 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 Setup Manager 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 admin.playerfilemagno.com.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dfdd677160ee818f7e2c62ef07e4650d

SHA-1:
6a322c9c481b0383b0199aa2afaf9f849a0a249d

SHA-256:
eb89beb8aa43cb8c02fcaf86baec10a568514d84ae85721d8999f48738fbf6e1

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:
11/6/2024 5:36:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SetupMan.Bundler (M)
16.5.15.12

File size:
676.5 KB (692,704 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:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Setup Manager LLC, O=Setup Manager 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:
0083BDD227DBB7AC8288AA961219124A1B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2015 1:08:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gs9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PY:gs9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAY

Entry address:
0x1A5E70

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:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.playerfilemagno.com/crYRziH1M9yBsIcv8MNrDyMJOxlSslbXExXCdO1Nf7CU-3zwGOE17puJ7m1c3KlDAyN4gojTFrCzKL-SEH-z_idzIFeRBhRbPjdffrBE-FwL6izyj1PNh4pWe36oZx2KmRM1YFWIsCUOd7zpgYq7dVEFrqiNKUl9ROyNT4tJXe5Q2I6QCBNE7oG7v6z_Rt_6X2sV272R3qLH6grkNQQk4QZgF6e5v3P57hhJ447dBWyqhR1EB6xV18aBA1UwJRmEhOvxYFrUS5UeEmNpSWtfABfsHamJiR-BS_5PBbNPB5LGgRbM9_XN1MByoe4D6kRTLIBRQZsAFUksugTbfD7ODbpYsF4GWUb_ma9N3wG6se6oSx_SwOMcZgOJk9_Y5iowdQs-o3XJc0gWzxKXkhDPL3m6OKTSQefQCPNpX7xrZuExqBKPqmjXN2Xnfml-5y_iLFMMAD70Q61VHFcCelVVcqTqFSVTFGlV5nKd_FFEEAU

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