setupstart.exe

O S U

Traffic Space, LLC

The application setupstart.exe, “ Open Software Updater” by Traffic Space has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from softwareupdateproduct.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Traffic Space, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
O S U

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
5a2de3e69e2fdc8731bc68faf4a5ee74

SHA-1:
cb27b4ffcb6b41f9b8ab654467e31c3a1eac6615

SHA-256:
f1135ce4aecb352a53bf579f60ba6d53171127a6b4589c7038026038314cb59e

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/11/2026 11:09:47 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3000

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10994
9.0.1.0244

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TrafficSpace.Installer (M)
15.9.1.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallerTech
43368

File size:
592.8 KB (607,040 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Traffic Space, LLC", O="Traffic Space, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6C4417841FFCEC12D6EFE825A6723A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:h3qY6DQ8WwasFeWK8Mq9tbDxM1GrKnm0cueunJmcDH0cf0WT3:h6TfaaWqTNM1+Km0pnJ1p0W

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9278

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setupstart.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/campaign/.../fixdl.php

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