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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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
62d26fc29c55be5d2c85b6681c8dc3cf

SHA-1:
8fc7044ceaa4620d600c91f0c5b99f45b3cf79ae

SHA-256:
7347d14c0fa47bb81598c95bb1b4de35748ebfd47ab6d9dbf2e12b569924c7a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/2/2024 5:22:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.11.19

File size:
672.8 KB (688,968 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:
2/16/2015 1:00:00 AM

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

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:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://admin.mymagnocfile.com/uScqeUar1NXc-s7AbLa20mSkBmNXf9M5B6RO7ZPe2zEZZXXfDRDv2ZKMk0QFW62rzc5Xp3pHp2XJMvmbW1Mpm_9S51zMGvURJs-_AmOLLUe0_TLmPmplMIt4VoCl9GpJejJaa0IChMh5HkeLw33OHYe0vxu14_muDKYZvqud0hgAqqKO_UWjEd-TShrb8Lo1KJdi70cT2sQWxhiFRX3_UB592hQ0lm4-wSaAb4T6jppt_8gVXeKUuO5WCHBjUBeQ63twen-HoVWAeGCu7zJEUK1sw5it2pwSr__P_nrM4591msb8cWkvb17kZo76HRzBCDbcPakayYYnUgf1ox1L5VJ6_7MAES9LXmUV9rTwIfoH6ZqrT50YwuI62xPZpyg2IMIURCXB5wPWs1mU1o4koyZ4iIl50LgGbZShqUXAAD0

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