fbhaio_ckn9ta5hi0ydvni8ku3bho0noofse6bmprsu-6oi_ck2nja14zwbgkvs0smotmghv5ny43ewxk0hmax5hfx9oxtjgvd93

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 file fbhaio_ckn9ta5hi0ydvni8ku3bho0noofse6bmprsu-6oi_ck2nja14zwbgkvs0smotmghv5ny43ewxk0hmax5hfx9oxtjgvd93 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:
9743d2bb0d9344f4a2ff8d0e3d1e5f94

SHA-1:
9b72affd04a6ecd5cdd04dc52bb57aa13a171d8c

SHA-256:
3fde5f410858270b0441916711ad4e2edbe3cacc2df5b5db7097bb2574aa4b09

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:
11/26/2024 3:14:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.20.22

File size:
676.6 KB (692,792 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\fbhaio_ckn9ta5hi0ydvni8ku3bho0noofse6bmprsu-6oi_ck2nja14zwbgkvs0smotmghv5ny43ewxk0hmax5hfx9oxtjgvd93raj3nlbi11jbpyuoscinnzcdgym4u94zc01p0pjicwsspzc0sbg-euo.exe

Digital Signature
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:Zs9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PY7:Zs9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAY7

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:
7.8659

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

The file fbhaio_ckn9ta5hi0ydvni8ku3bho0noofse6bmprsu-6oi_ck2nja14zwbgkvs0smotmghv5ny43ewxk0hmax5hfx9oxtjgvd93 has been seen being distributed by the following URL.