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File Setup 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 File Setup 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.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7985b324e7607b4e3425d47fc70f7724

SHA-1:
835f416568da59631fb7807b54d3bb0448b77b93

SHA-256:
ddbe3a025751bbb630f9723737013b1e7520a8257bf18a0119070d4d39c46d91

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:
12/24/2024 3:25:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.11.23

File size:
1.2 MB (1,278,656 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 LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/17/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LLC, O=File Setup LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
425AE115F148D1124BA864570081A9B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 7:46:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 0C, 54, 8C, 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, 79, E9, 86, 13, E4, 71, 74, FC, 22, D8, B9, 88, 7C, 3F, 9A, 5C, 7F, F9, 75, 6D, 1D, 33, C6, CB, B3, B8, F6, 0F, 2F, 43, 43, B8, 20, 87, 86, AB, 74, A3, 71, 5C, F0, 11, 0C, 35, 9F, F1, 18, 11, 05, 10, 28, 82, BA, EA, A2, 17, 4B, 20, D8, 1C, D5, 48, A9, B6, 27, 55, 3F, 19, D3, 02, 20, BE, D3, 1F, E4, AB, 0E, AC, 95, 0B, 43, 12, 0E, 5A, 6C, B0, 63, C4, 0D, CD, 8E, D5, AB...
 
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Entropy:
7.9846

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,905,024 bytes)

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