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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 download.cdn.bearshare.com.
Publisher:
Musiclab, LLC   (signed by MusicLab LLC)

Description:
BearShare

Version:
10.0.0.128377

MD5:
fe10bb24bef4af9bfba905d4d8721263

SHA-1:
bcdc086638f0662e570f2d2a0951bd53a14e05a3

SHA-256:
14b04a4a47d5d5eed1909eb17f89f9a663c0cff1df50554cff8040b35f38abfb

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 8:55:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MusicLab.Installer (M)
16.2.14.10

File size:
2.3 MB (2,396,080 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:
3/15/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2013 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:
7467B5664E4AF3C19E681F3E6D468C31

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:bwMLUkDNlad/18OKjgEtBxMqGlv9GKLS6q+sD3wWdxz:bwMLU3/SOOg4cbLS6aEW/z

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 URL.

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

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