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free-spyware-removal.exe

Setup Factory 6.0 Runtime

MicroSmarts LLC

The application free-spyware-removal.exe, “Setup Application” by MicroSmarts 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 Setup Factory installer.
Publisher:
MicroSmarts LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Factory 6.0 Runtime

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
6.0.1.4

MD5:
017837d8abf0d76fccdcfa7730e93bc6

SHA-1:
a621b1b7b291e6da98d0942b3d5e1f1b58b57b03

SHA-256:
26f6145133cb050c4629422835066c628457af0899613a02a1cbd6b67c41d9cd

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:
4/19/2024 8:50:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MicroSmarts.U
14.6.26.17

File size:
2.5 MB (2,618,400 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.1.4

Copyright:
Setup Engine Copyright © 2001 - 2004 Indigo Rose Corporation

Trademarks:
Setup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-spyware-removal.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MicroSmarts LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/3/2008 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2011 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MicroSmarts LLC, OU=Software Division, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=MicroSmarts LLC, L=Olympia Fields, S=Illinois, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4116F6D6D2A3B2F02E5B11703B9B4CA7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2004 5:10:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/9dFv6btKPVxkyJtqH4GZ+4uIm+0b8qot2wqQPDh2Ixypjb:/9d8btaxk2IYGlm+0A8wjrIIodb

Entry address:
0x2889

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 80, 61, 40, 00, 68, 48, 43, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 00, 61, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, A0, A9, 40, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 9C, A9, 40, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 98, A9, 40, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 94, A9, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 55, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, A8, 17, 00, 00, FF, 15, FC, 60, 40, 00, A3, A8, AE, 40, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9408

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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