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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 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 ttb.thisfilespc.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a737ba525f904f6c0aa3b33154acc43d

SHA-1:
9b86da2220bba20cbc02d4895eb340b9abe9a28e

SHA-256:
cb6ca7e824489e3054af65d93d6b5b283cf271247917d599a648ca8d90471a1f

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 '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:
5/22/2024 11:32:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.6.16

File size:
673 KB (689,152 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:
11/27/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 9:59:59 PM

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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 8:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRj:rbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRj

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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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://ttb.thisfilespc.com/download/request/.../rBwTXsOS?__tc=1448469934.794&lpsl=de6876cd4cdad4445e484bc21ca7f405&expire=1448556239&slp=www.topfilepro.com&ClickID=3hTBG8nuiAaOfI7GKGvHvjMiXzi8STcyHeJT89q986vBCgng_ZUXm9g5hpmQs-6KlxSeW9-NvfOjiU51WBO1EyrBRxF804SCCiPqQrYKl0yB_eeGXTn2CxAeySDtLLU_6A-35cF0kXNQDPbdbne0Y7m0qJFWYprdkj-gAcDclfojqifxvWNHnlWrFR9ycyXerCb19FEhOlx6cTfkaqd-tGu6TBMe-4ySBUcSQiKzKolZqgWc2mT9ipfP8ubhqCCkKrE05REZt6j4Gr46qADc1Vf_JywQlNcMKoZA-6VqDDMraCnYLlGpVOGbzE6hByml_7wNiR-A-0ebd_uTfYBpaVl7aUOttP9NMU4Bq0IBc6stUFgqMPA4sB_CGpqciTF_8TjAkBZ8FSnTAUcOJQ97_WI7p9mXtOCCa9Z1ZxVwsutU2d9tYM8b69N6rDQgsaLlXENnMbNqzeJc-MJqwTOuZF3kHWJHpQ&fileName=Setup

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