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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 player setup.exe by Setup Manager has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
Setup Manager LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
204611ec256de53294af65b064e732f9

SHA-1:
f93680027d72c7aac021ae5f70dfe62c795e15bd

SHA-256:
c15a7dd0b151dfb615fc581a118080b6d359889391249aeb638ac455adb1c64e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/18/2024 10:37:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.03

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.213.58

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20137

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.03.03.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.11.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38050

File size:
472.6 KB (483,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 4:59:59 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:
2/28/2015 5:14:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CboZDUcG7zlGafQsyIuK+IM8prLOw8V7CoSnvv:coZYcPtpIuKYsFc2v

Entry address:
0x18E900

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 9F, C9, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, F5, A8, 06, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9370  (probably packed)

Code size:
432 KB (442,368 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=275368&SID=CA&AFID=316495&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=25217_584259260&p_r=Global_Gameoff_STT_Solitaire

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