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setup.exe

Smart Secure software SL

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 SL 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.refmagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1b4b68f391dd47af76864a623695e6d9

SHA-1:
639b3d4da95d6bcd51a98b6a608400f94f58b3c4

SHA-256:
8247c4254b3118a15f972a55ac479e944efb113b42b99cc5c29deb9b0abd9dfd

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 8:30:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.19.8

File size:
676.4 KB (692,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure software SL, O=Smart Secure software SL, STREET="El Pozo, 17", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

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

Serial number:
695DAE5AB4D326DD6518FA7C7ABFDADA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2016 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XoUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfb8M:XoI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mj

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.refmagno.com/C-ez3htvAqlL8AD8t9fblos8tPQOtGFTzNQ0hZmIp_Az-nHhRq22QBRnsw0OpxsEstCz-SC4U4j_wDuDtVJYYpkciLLfQ9Kg6ws43EHK1FqKJuW-hZ6UX7_qcBg1jzcRtamCtplY_PbCCwj_vPgtq4eSUH7QchI9oe13xkij3u02fmQWAdqFwjuHCsAYHnUt6UgaqD9Yrx0HKgW0WIYg-0TFie1WessKtE0GsYFGQMSM2Xy6SI6QRetuiJ1ERNngPJjQqzM_hDc07d4v7DwfbFjCsAZryhcSC_29lTZ707XhLpmSPL3TnKv3OiVT2Z9Fud_S-Hdd1Pdnm8iPVg8VTdxuJaJycSH2gOZEotYgP6IMTlYH2b8mPL-7ikt2wazG1cJ9g0FyC_d85NqZvdUKqCRcw8cnPYL9dfiWqRZTG9c

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