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

MD5:
977e98692c335834f6be64c4da7aa9d0

SHA-1:
97e02eefa88e8571fe5abcc1ca49ed05fca7ed98

SHA-256:
571de5922a4f270a9d14892ab4e6952cfbbc0fe1136116ed2bafe5c88a017b87

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:
12/25/2024 4:49:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.4.23

File size:
594.4 KB (608,648 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:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/6/2017 11:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44831E3347BB4B71076010DE81B1FB4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 1:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 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, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Entropy:
7.8841

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.thismagno.com/ilt7HpCSDne89ihXTuguz_SZAPmXlNBlS30QCvJfiBmH_pyIztdswxIDeeHXtnLN_mn_3KhreX_jYa2nrrwOGnauGQ5JYH-hJPUddxlF8WXEOeNhhZCbfDhGHDHm-9drqkdfJ09pAnTtcz4P1FzqOmBIZ9NM1CQJ0sug94hPgEXnL9EEtH2mxP12_VX3dUCI1U-Ie8BOoRk-9Pf0rXAYNQbR_n5zj9y7BKnkMQx81az5rhzgn-asbRWnCug7A6ZhLJQ7L2FZG4dYPsxfZFzgTTOUX7qcaTA_E_dICXEVw2BowZl-aZCurPugTvDk2EebGdhoIx0hGFNNtQF5y4w75bsCerIOMXiYmLi-xwxbhVDhWs6fBvEPgJ4MNqWYgljid1lOyy8aYu4MoR6YSWRTfhtlvoOhr9MYMTS2EWLqePrBz43S0qAZvefl1l7Axo45r1lMYKTsroUsMqanscMYog

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