setup.exe

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application setup.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadaesaenineipi.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installation helper  (signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.)

Product:
Installation helper

Version:
3.1.13.32

MD5:
91734705aa3967545e7d0d62a796cb3b

SHA-1:
6600e614ce1a85eb4b74a345b2a0a312726cde46

SHA-256:
f1fb00b89f846af072a0219698e2f25ea3cfc9771c01486bf577d6e9cb678d19

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 9:13:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.POPELERSYSTEMSL.F
14.7.27.13

File size:
403.4 KB (413,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

Copyright:
© 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
58806C1A153885D4BFE2E3370340491F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 4:53:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WKOl9U+NA4/QH14UrA7/Lk0veLRso7KSoJvtMGcHlTxZgpH0DrFOIyHNhdrdUADK:OAGxunArg0vemo7ktMGyx5OXthoAHvG

Entry address:
0x820A4

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9760

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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