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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:
72f27c2333fb703d971561c2ef72f038

SHA-1:
cc089a177f1139f09fbe87f64400ed3a70da71f4

SHA-256:
6f41755b4be4ef3a386397625d46dcf4909e61a5f8d506b7cc20c475d171d35d

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:
4/19/2024 12:42:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.6

File size:
676.4 KB (692,656 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 SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 5:29:59 AM

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 2:38:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ws9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PYU:ws9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAYU

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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Entropy:
7.8658

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/1N0DJbZMr5HeNYNZStRAi0s1N41CjBsA5UeWh2_ZahxDEIMhJyo2Rwbp2v9DLMiSKFCzGLgoQDsWyo30g0w7fzfK9rU3umfpTr5tECiAA0yVln0o_s6S6Cfqm9l3UisDIuxCb4JFf9e3JhSklW5Eb40kHIb0fTiXezTeyq648FZJbnKrixrDPLy_vpxDzHjAHQj1KP78hlUhq8rPZp4gWlPt-6o6zhTW-PWntMADm3mNLzsfXWN1FUOypERFm3r6G6DAiHOLGuEDRsStchg1N0wnusMupQy2EKv1RTv22id_L0wn1zO8qPG-RqEeaOAd1LWRNdqFjV6ai_ItmzoyUeSqNJTkQc-D2VjQk2clYWbuU-4_1_zHLST3o4CoevVN-DU-w9m-ojBy17OUtu2MjkQ_y__BJc-Bic-S-QDzTlQ

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