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setup.exe

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 setup.exe by File Setup LCC 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from az852137.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6fae45dcda74b81cf99cd39dd7e9ffa1

SHA-1:
823472de06f7e435df1562aeccdda0abc0fdae2a

SHA-256:
44c074ac12eec66864906c7b36d55aee73598b7161fc6a4e811ac0a9394af7d3

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/2/2024 1:32:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.11.3

File size:
1.4 MB (1,421,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 9:59:59 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:
1/12/2016 2:14:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x47CBF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 72, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, CD, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,376,256 bytes)

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

http://az852137.vo.msecnd.net/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NpxHwFKAOiKh6Fm0ZBWiiJtqY6eYC-9wyvkqLETwkJs1WAAK7YYCPsYbu8esl60R8IjEwvKkB4P59joT9g3YNa-tl_dj3Ecs_2b4urEoWk-xbJqRdO6F3qdhvJ4X0_sR7hwhEeGjP4qtMPeTL9cJfSMTvrZdgdJ4vyVgONitHbecIT0Z9ppEBVKIRSt_5htieRemhd2E84AjUQxSFPrzO-hOgmCXSyKOWl62aVcP9M5I1fqmEBbWA6Ji3LzJI4DxdS4pFclUDX1fbg4taXD0x0Nt-NvWgrEolVGCTLLzUuCCzGbZO7PGpNOcZBixOdKMIyNxVcetmR3z5Jqn09YxrJ6jxfCOioTl9xErCDsHHKqPEMRCEmsGhts_neBk-DQcPMwwvUM_Pbv89Ls4U_w1YspdMwqxx3PTBKzUOPVWmWfRSSHN0z55IGACjil12bBvvWqHTcGFEiljo-IZc66uSdE=

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