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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 cdn.mypcbackup.com.
Publisher:
Backup Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3f18ed408f2ed4c7bc302cf1b4ea5c52

SHA-1:
c8889d8a090ac05744e93ecf916dbe20e44355c4

SHA-256:
b155651b58e1ce1cd9ec94779e160f6c6570b5aeec5c4b06a859f19022e119c8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:34:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.L
14.9.4.9

File size:
5.3 MB (5,597,584 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
Signed by:
Backup Software Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/17/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 3:00:00 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:
12/6/2009 1:53:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:YL2nSBECXxOg2obrbni6BVGdbbd3O8vuREWn6prmfZR7wR3kdQPxsf6:YKnSzXxJl/nDEbdO8vuRBnqIR7w5Kwxp

Entry address:
0x36A0

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, A7, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 63, 42, 00, E8, EE, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 63, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B0, 0C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 81, 40, 00, 68, 10, A8, 40, 00, 68, 00, 5B, 42, 00, E8, F4, 29, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, BF, 00, C0, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, E2, 29, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://cdn.mypcbackup.com/MyPCBackup_Setup.exe

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