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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 file Setup.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ed6ea47880322f8601740cc6866ec56d

SHA-1:
b089612c90403abee0aac3bde573287f9a0ce813

SHA-256:
9b7a9bfc4fbb052ee738bd58b3334fca6b06ea7779b84f3685719b37d4f85647

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
5/8/2024 12:32:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6561816

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.04

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oanx
7.11.206.200

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-EY [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.290

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-100
0.98/20120

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20951

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19495
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-03c7a2b4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14852

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.02.27.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dnfzzy
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.27.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.27.21

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.106
2.0.0.2056

File size:
1.3 MB (1,319,672 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/16/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Guia de isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D60847E39B584310D58407A5090B843C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 12:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nk2pxhmobBu75QFgCmOxMT2iq091gutT0ugRfy4CQM4OpdM:k+rb4ydm3q09n4fuL3

Entry address:
0x1CE16

Entry point:
E8, AA, 85, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 8C, 3E, 48, 00, E8, 22, 86, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, DF, 2A, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.7193  (probably packed)

Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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