setup.exe

InstallationSafe

The application setup.exe by InstallationSafe 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from fugdownload104.com.
Publisher:
InstallationSafe  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c09f16a2a4d513bb8742ad6a26f47eb

SHA-1:
7cca04a3baf4c2cf014bb71c6a4585ba1277fa74

SHA-256:
1c326170a2a1cd1f9e98080d1750520a325f76962250c7a049b102f03848feeb

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.

Analysis date:
10/13/2025 5:00:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.3.14

File size:
777.3 KB (795,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/23/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InstallationSafe, O=InstallationSafe, STREET=11835 Carmel Mountain Road, STREET="Suite #1304-371", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92128, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087DFEA59F6399D527598C5CC38227EC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/27/2014 12:58:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D/s0uF+iMIdT05nRL+PUheZMdS+5KxxUvvlZPaOsVpM/uHU2JOmuenKahQ:Dk+iLt03L+PUh4oXgcGz7oZenKa6

Entry address:
0x35B7

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B4, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 05, 47, 00, E8, 62, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 00, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 24, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 86, 40, 00, 68, 00, 85, 46, 00, E8, 32, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 20, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5084

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

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

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