backupsetup.exe

Backup Software Limited

The application backupsetup.exe by Backup Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from down.filepuma.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Backup Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cc1e34422f0fe7957531b7db55f193b5

SHA-1:
08a0f0fdf49b86f8fd0547594bdc3f7455330836

SHA-256:
1515ecdab420004e0f8cb9da4ea38a5961aa3ded8765186333e637e8c574411a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:29:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.L
14.7.8.13

File size:
5.2 MB (5,464,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\backupsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Backup Software Limited, O=Backup Software Limited, L=Fareham, S=Hampshire, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0CAF19B1326854F0FDA6CB110DF30B5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:G+YC6d9232no1e7iiiuPg35iRfYHl5ff/SzTzJyp8XQXIEqNHPAlW:X67no1oiXidwHfaJ1oIECvAE

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file backupsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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