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File Setup LCC

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 player setup.exe by File Setup LCC has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure-lax.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d2b042dd95c4acf14e3e10e770c47035

SHA-1:
bf2ff0df1143e8c530842c10abc2c94f98f284f3

SHA-256:
8b1572a8cc3e69eb2ce027c9ffa8173049b05844648995c7b7b8426e2985592e

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 7:26:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.19

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.218.102

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3166

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.03.19.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D2B042DD95C4
16.8.708.2

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.19.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.18.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
521.1 KB (533,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LCC, O=File Setup LCC, 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:
0629F30DCECC62A8E72B47625BD36601

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 6:21:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HCfVsiArnBzH7r8aTqibdyD4658F66SO6KeBYbZ:HmVsrnBTB2ibkD40K66SO61BYd

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 88, ED, 5C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 91, 2E, FC, 9B, B0, 81, CA, AA, 6D, 0C, 15, 38, 6E, A6, 4E, 5C, 6D, C5, 8A, E3, E4, DD, 7E, D1, C4, 7A, 28, 70, D0, 66, 2D, 80, E4, 0C, 98, B4, A2, 45, 73, D0, 91, 30, DD, 85, 12, E1, 1B, 10, 9B, 6A, E3, C1, 00, 24, DD, 87, 9A, 9A, C8, 15, DD, 33, D6, 02, F4, 6C, D3, FB, 11, 4B, 76, 12, E6, E9, 96, C2, 05, 11, B7, 36, 0C, F5, 42, 07, 09, D8, 38, 17, 5C, 22, 23, AC, F4...
 
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Entropy:
7.9375

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,248,256 bytes)

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

https://secure-lax.adnxs.com/click?rql8UEEJuT9OuXmZwUayPwAAAAAAAPA_Trl5mcFGsj-uqXxQQQm5P2lhUGZd67IOFKtVRy6CAXBl5gJVAAAAAP04RADaBgAAdAoAAAIAAAB6c4YBIY0GAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gAxbgAAjuoAAgUAAQIAAJAAdCJgzwAAAAA./cnd=!owZoQQjF6MgDEPrmmQwYoZoaIAA./referrer=https://sales.liveperson.net/hc/37343836//clickenc=http://.../?a=20601&c=58197&s2=lax1CJTW1rrkxeCAcBACGOnCwbLW67rZDiIOMTk4LjQ1LjIwOS4xMjUoATDlzIuoBQ..

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