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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.101magno.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
80f574b03f4cfb9751ffb20cb1137eda

SHA-1:
d39b88465fb44fb10da63a63f47ff212663fb2e6

SHA-256:
56fb3fcb48362fba531ee553ec5620269c013a8fa686e39901842f0eabe2b7a5

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:
11/26/2024 3:14:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.17.20

File size:
556.9 KB (570,216 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:
File Setup LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2017 6:59:59 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:
5/3/2016 5:49:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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

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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Entropy:
7.9486

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/xyyFn2GNIZeCOKpovn5kOOSlIrW-lHxC3BAMT0W8d7c37s0HkwhoCm7ahLJ7PESVG98I0z9KqK_whJrwgM-I_fHhppeWHXJeqyZAWn8hUsXpzq2TQ-ER8ppWCJZGA1a7T5FEjf6-jcn4w3DgVxB88hop8BlTjgReOGX4Z97XvgAJbipIMAIIm5K8YRd2DwB9ie7B4mv0nTuY_RoexKJVeDO-wpUS8UV-T1wsdtewPVFNCJMe80h13GaypEyozLOsvTPdKvuqcTmlj3dWoek1KcA1PYhC8GXp-wITsqnJWwjWzjnMbQrSStrMtE0f0NBoxLOP-abyt1si7J9Rj8N2pqgh5cffKxGuiFOBpO9Z_Qeto2wO5ssRmYd1DM6cwHlLO_IrsHOMSQcRdPn42ld3RX1CXuAy0FRo-BzshjBQYP7xgq38YA4whLeS3VjNkFgI

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