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bearshare_setup.exe

MusicLab LLC

The application bearshare_setup.exe, “BearShare ” by MusicLab has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Musiclab, LLC   (signed by MusicLab LLC)

Description:
BearShare

Version:
10.0.0.132763

MD5:
2e74dac0a155eed8abbf9699876c02f5

SHA-1:
40d9f7e8afc312accbf26b85d39b3a13f29bc16b

SHA-256:
1a143b2813d82064375ad48483d8f62121dd4fa18886fdd30c12c02da826b93c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 9:33:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MusicLab.Installer (M)
16.1.13.22

File size:
2.4 MB (2,487,456 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MusicLab LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MusicLab LLC, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=MusicLab LLC, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

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

Serial number:
1582F6B662FC5F71E4A759C63412F798

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2009 10:43:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:kwMLUkkdDWpFJpbaJyQp6JY/OX9KQ3sW0+qqBZP2O/6IoHF:kwMLUtJuFMNEJY/OLNBZP2y8HF

Entry address:
0x12A70

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, B8, A2, 41, 00, E8, C0, 03, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 28, 18, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, E8, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 24, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 30, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 34, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 2C, 0D, 42, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, A8, A1, 41, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

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

http://www.softonic.com/sads?ev=c&directdownload=1&co=ES&sid=a56dfbe67840afbf6cea623ea2e2401d&upv=f65f194737cec45dbe91881135c5288b&z=results&sk=0&params=F24F8F4D368AFA5D32C8A90D9EFD1CBA67F147B9D9FEDF7B9C6B1DC25AB313EDE347EA6C19C31EC8FB8E388867ADEE90109DA7AF6B68163FE849BE87FF25BB2CADA7307942587B96FBC11073AD596BE7520C5875CA5E032FCA311D89CE65E314820B5B1EF4415216DDFBC01EB60FB4ED4ABEDF824B6892281008B2C4F315C600&h=D1387F8B8FAD1CF19AD808216F031E885295297626DA0CE57837BC5A2A9ABCE2&f=12957&d=http://download.cdn.bearshare.com/r/cdn/.../BearShareV10.exe

http://download.cdn.bearshare.com/r/cdn/.../BearShareV10.exe

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