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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 admin.refmagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72cc868a4c54740ca314dc3942e7a522

SHA-1:
ba6fbafa1d1b543814bdbe543384ac1bb8a50339

SHA-256:
f38696c84a4c615d2789e9b57c048fbff1a2a5ed2aec30afcc1d63a0118f5d84

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 2:49:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.21.0

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\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 11:59:59 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:
12/30/2015 9:08:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ls9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PYt:Ls9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAYt

Entry address:
0x1A5E70

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/KSwuPkexpvdy_aDoe5L-gEpp8wGkNM1veR3z-baPEAsjQDNEDNeP6GVwGsIlnowMD4Rf8CI7HD2bqWCnnhHigzMPQt9QB1NkzWIbyagfC_qXJz5EArUthDzyQlK3SUEkmGFtDbXySgzBxm4BKNv11OGcj6PRd6nt79DdUxw4kSq5OdXAOjHsKSW3IwUfmSVkOUw2IxKqqJ1X3zsxQLJtlazxQeToAwVcsuTLwmpAzyhrjY07o-n0WWP8ITTO_OoLfI2MzhUnsJVPFXZOeuJz519s_kgwdbFgSlb6QGgl63eadQ7U0okZlaxLvw1YIBJ2CnS1pJFnhccGYgfW5bIk3tiCPw0E0vTWCcYkzj9RMZf-8frT_oPfsYDC7Em5SLm8yWdHr5Qh0ZzypIZvALLCdnu8hblJ-hqfDa-rEMpTdV4

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