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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:
edd3ac4b90a90220a512e9c994b9dc0d

SHA-1:
8456043196990c03fd93fb29bf6389a6dbb24896

SHA-256:
d5434601ed9bb8faa6de95dfe86ae3a8b9f727876243ef344ff60643e4799641

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:
4/25/2024 6:34:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.4

File size:
676.4 KB (692,632 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:
2/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 8:59:59 PM

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 7:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:koUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfbS:koI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mS

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/WLvm0AQhXVyMRQe5Od6UXC0oDntb2g7FcxvdBfKXYC4_cpR0A7zQJIjtI5lz-KHbTa0q8Qyzvkx1pqW0hFH1OnmqyLfxETrGMNVVHtKfPrmmzjw0NTC3rnERYj7aK-on6iIPfYAyXXm_68A8SwBB83iKX-Aa_JtAHGZQq0yFZFf_N5KF3iyn6imvZ1P0f0OEPfDKAigBAU24_of1O0OC_395vIkGoMvLwPIHOLPSSHgEtZj95-MjZNNvDy5OsA01OIjqx37d9fizRDURfFFcvx2DAKsWkFQMrbIqYhWzgtFOIOs5rxz43bdMwijNlbOBzxHQ0_fXYE2oMS5TpFQPdRVlmpVWwQxuiowMv_zLnlkxXC7q_cw6aeXuaX1hMe6uLz3LrpZuQe8Wa7ub_XviLBe1NfmYE3HJktqrEPK2Y7M

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