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setup.exe

Smart Secure Software S.l.

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 Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp1174.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c47982f3a448314fe87d75905b3f86a4

SHA-1:
0d34767c4b1cb9b7919ac6808dfd1914528e6bfe

SHA-256:
f94bc59404028a8e948fe8ff9b11ac64b541edd07fdc0f500925a1f43f504332

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
6/24/2025 9:26:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
887

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.170.84

avast!
Win32:Agent-AUBR [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3365

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
1.0.20.1220

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.01.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7021

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.F
14.9.1.8

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2014 8:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:orK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8A+:orBew72604doSw6ew5

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6027

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp1174.com/J2lB9XT3kQydV5XOIe92pmPJhkaigktz9lHSgdUsbn_ArbyVVTM1GbAQBh6OtFD0q6F6D5Jp1AU_pLVKVYM3RFnzF2sxRAQRFle1uKw2g7pV62SSFt1ffNCie_dlD7pN?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp1069.com/download/request/.../SuxgELn6?__tc=1409479610.764&lpsl=97699d92ee57b7da5f8cc8689bed9d0d&expire=1409564377&source=1&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.requiredinstall.com&fileName=Setup

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