Setup.exe

FullUpdater 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 file Setup.exe by FullUpdater 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
FullUpdater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
01dc7c722be85b0bd3342e2e074fada8

SHA-1:
255d54e9ad408d8c5532ff657bfaca8eab613a92

SHA-256:
8cc4fbea20096b203a0cf27f3866181a1b76b6823ffd0a25917c5cabf01d4271

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:
5/14/2024 10:42:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.15.10

File size:
542.1 KB (555,096 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FullUpdater LLC, O=FullUpdater 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:
5FE76D072CB331F187F69750DA145EB6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 4:34:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, C0, AD, 5A, 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, DA, FA, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D2, 10, 48, 75, 90, 9E, D5, E7, CE, 58, 7C, C1, 79, 6D, E9, 07, 0C, 44, EF, B3, 0A, C9, 36, 3B, 50, E9, B6, 06, 16, BF, 1C, 5B, 3A, 52, 49, D5, A6, F8, 41, D5, 4D, 5D, B2, 8E, CC, ED, 84, FB, F4, 22, F5, 0C, F2, B2, 8A, F9, 74, 4D, 82, CE, A5, 90, 4B, 23, AC, 29, 37, 56, 45, C3, BA, 0F, C2, 58, EB, 40, 29, F1, 71, E9...
 
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Entropy:
7.9322

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1010.5 KB (1,034,752 bytes)

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