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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.refmagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9343e08b63dda58c83bba0c6e73df82c

SHA-1:
d2fb317dafe08a528bb0566c67524b07c6515c5e

SHA-256:
e53d870625712de10780dfe839bc3871e9b9ac3da864608153506641066388d8

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:
5/16/2024 4:27:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.24.4

File size:
676.4 KB (692,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 8:59:59 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:
2/5/2016 7:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XoUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfbD:XoI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mD

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

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/NrQUNncPHgHN-6p-9VWbMVFp7945BOhNMhp0FHkxlns1PRAJvr1p8a3E-H0WrI_bLXKFo5GiH8aZ2calXEUhl0dy3fxzq9fUH5iN86UprYlbQT8Asz9KIg-COJq2NJ4R8Ilb-bOgEGmT9jP1upReMtm-gW1Qwv7j5448eCwfRB0BPtf8OGD0MaUuPTBg1gwZPDCGe5EjYn9UL_ILvCW6suKbL5KzOmssQy4SKv-nlgtII9_s8Dl55RunZ8Sw_FTVzStzSb4JrvLCnnEI893VmRqCBNjJiSNnPHshCaMNcrj9VhVgOiS0KOQCuE75kzC3yhJ74rsDcipNHw8WfjCZuqlSdncI3TNwiyuTWh_9TrIoVHl8S7p-UtOoOX2HEWlbefTRV0AQSjWrk0jwG0r8WGowpa8fkW4yBAUMU4wJ6Fc

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