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setup.exe

App Secure 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 App Secure 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.101magno.com.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e267455068f40a97db5b88b15db31d8d

SHA-1:
7914b6045a06108028b78a7061c46651b90bc15a

SHA-256:
757a2e0e3cf7105cd84ca6856e1bd80fb2de0a8eb168a6c8d36632e0bde15307

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 5:32:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.AppSecur.Bundler (M)
16.7.2.6

File size:
558.5 KB (571,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/13/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App Secure LLC, O=App Secure 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:
3DE41688F7AF62CF5FBF12F5DA23F4E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2016 6:49:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8vF6dlGOB/IApzroi7KggmU2EjWw6YllxpNCqMB1H1X/5OKDafR:8vFcGO5I6zrog3n8j6OxvCrfDDU

Entry address:
0x1A33CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,108,480 bytes)

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

http://admin.101magno.com/XWAXw3ElBFMCRaUVssGB4gIfZLYbuI_V40K1It9EKvKmOxC9qL9S3-6gIcj52w7i2DX1O4dcOTCBh8vjEpr2GOgpRNWkz93Sd4jkloxGBQZKix-7WLoTVjz3xC5kv8MKN-988zKtsdcJYC8Br5yboiB32Wjp_C2pqPtGgBaXCOdG4GJwK-N9-2lUPN0Ensi2sJKrhj9A9pDhkzUoLOI1IB6OKXW36-dZ-A7fy7gr2pNoFpKMkEYjd2h5jS0mF8zN_saUi-sKT8Pk6ylwtpbf5xkE3xkciubVawxoHgLHtZ5AWZnNM33iitD47M6ltXGNMDOdAbmcMVTwws0Z67fJsH4JQtfBg-Vy8AaZD6PpfjUoMhvV2dDz49Ufkqu_idI-zbvtQucGvmfeC-ULIwj2Sv7Mztw0Y4ytOIWAqrzfJ16d_V8Vfo06Y1MloW7o0nfR

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