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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from az836972.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
515cb7db557af7ff287636c402ee7f88

SHA-1:
82c44398ab4779645a24dc0036750f28ac2a2af7

SHA-256:
68862f28471f68288aec44ab74683a43668ad1ae121d7eb90f5a9d1cf8cdaaf9

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:
5/20/2024 6:00:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.13

File size:
673 KB (689,104 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 SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 5:29:59 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:
11/12/2015 3:44:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRQ:GbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRQ

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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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Entropy:
7.8648

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az836972.vo.msecnd.net/k-HJuhQ1hodLmaLFN6JBEKf2gZW0xGurxTxvHmYcEJK2KoS26QZbE53OD4t-cjd2K3jq3sbCwvPsPq08pfLhyQFOafLxiRvSLh7MTGm4gqrIOXy4xe6u2ZuILlLm56Ylb5rKKSP_RRVas_OGcCr-o5uncqJBY7Yow-kKYhYdmJmJ21NESIILU7pq5y5eBQu7EfPc25Oe4AO27hUHfSixKlNOO7YbJ_e3GRdGDeSf3QIkIpiTyNVniXU3jLRgdw11YtEptx4Aq1j_PTcSoTXRCzh9bzYIWwtEvbQrjIpTCz2TqT_j79RmANySWH_TzY1elRlHvjy8tL76aWLH_-PEyPYkqFLOM5I_-l_0SNu-WNWnHZ6MUqCM3T9LY1uD9mkyYzo4Jq-PTBgqV_FkBZsAAwD8uo0o_9_TNCV3R7EXWfEsERW5qe8K6btCOLIoPLbr

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