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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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp1172.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a443cefdaeda5953d24b21eae519bee

SHA-1:
c3b8ae8da70798a4ce17185c7c75b1fb2a9e7c4c

SHA-256:
c8fd576626a6aa138aed2bb498954a309ab79538e99592bdda815dd73c42e54c

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/30/2025 10:40:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
888

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.170.42

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3366

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
1.0.20.1210

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-30-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.30.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7022

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
15.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.F
14.8.30.12

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,408 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:
6/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 6:59:59 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:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2014 2:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zrK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8Aw:zrBew72604doSw6ewf

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp1172.com/A7yqbLOEX-2oRrNzbGMHI9dXksiKM5P3ZnWG6iXdzxSR2gA6-39eAi-lGhm2TAvkxPx6qYnwL7faRMIZK0TkGOglhxfrShoMza3cQex1IOxB_CgO2yuhQHuel1Wrhg0G?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp1069.com/download/request/.../SuxgELn6?__tc=1409411368.867&lpsl=f69b95b65010a7867179d98b3cd8db62&expire=1409497673&source=1&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.requiredinstall.com&fileName=Setup

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