setup.exe

Bundlore Limited

This is the Bundlore download manager 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 Bundlore Limited 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 Bundlore Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.vlcclassic.com.
Publisher:
Bundlore Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5.2

MD5:
69cf23aed4dd7a7674a934f5c06b7026

SHA-1:
9bc20ee9f155c03a0ebd23594d061ce86328bbe5

SHA-256:
93f1f52c16c122daa8b65098e94a8b006e1b4ca21863501ae291524b95baaeed

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:
12/28/2024 9:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundlore.Bundler (M)
16.3.6.8

File size:
143.8 KB (147,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bundlore Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/12/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bundlore Limited, O=Bundlore Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
232CE5297F2941A352148152A936FB93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2014 2:12:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ZZnkA6PpR/Xhm3aCKb6ERvYv5XcnSANSSsWjcdSp2Re+xgJgtMqc3b75:vDWbKzKbQmSVdSme+xgJAncrN

Entry address:
0x3D7D

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 49, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 8A, 41, 00, E8, 8D, 08, 00, 00, E8, EB, 4A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, B1, 48, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 92, 42, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.9866

Code size:
69 KB (70,656 bytes)

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

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