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Setup.exe

DownloadShield

The file Setup.exe by DownloadShield 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mypcapp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
089286447b6c0b8a420d22f3e0281924

SHA-1:
eab5cdea4762ce147cda8eab9162cb12c4fa8a5d

SHA-256:
1edf41fb7f037b1968417f4c5b9134174a6915ca82dba001f4b43e9a23eeff59

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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:18:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Download.Installer (M)
16.6.5.8

File size:
339.4 KB (347,584 bytes)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2019 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
78070F8D972292519C0C15749BCB3808

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2015 9:43:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:J0hNLHvJFmB3gvmkP5d2/sFiv6BtgZHbGYXwj5484rLAN:WN0Bgb2/ssG2ZyYXU4fa

Entry address:
0x31FD

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, F0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 11, 53, E8, F3, 26, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E8, 73, 40, 00, E8, 74, 26, 00, 00, 68, E0, 73, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 26, 00, 00, 68, D4, 73, 40, 00, E8, 60, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.4790

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.mypcapp.com/.../HamachiSetup.exe

http://www.mypcapp.com/.../download

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