driver updater.exe

Setup Manager LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application driver updater.exe by Setup Manager 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.boxfilestp.com.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2be1a3e7bd5207e84d79f0e329e8a205

SHA-1:
d484347df52b8042845e4e4022ebbfd112e0a3dd

SHA-256:
1ac1e02d635e2d21760a18c7dee295dfe0998b62908f2a3eb4ef6b289441e78d

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:35:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SetupMan.Bundler (M)
16.6.24.6

File size:
528.6 KB (541,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Setup Manager LLC, O=Setup Manager LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0083BDD227DBB7AC8288AA961219124A1B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 2:13:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BFCyoUvaHzAUFtvkF2AHWX+eiZlNPXPx+C64eanXled2rH8NGF:BMLTAUHW6Q3XZw4eanXl5rH8NGF

Entry address:
0x18E3B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
488 KB (499,712 bytes)

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

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