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setup.cpl

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 file setup.cpl by Smart Secure Software S.l 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.getmagnosoft.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e7cd002f9ef84111290018cc3f860ba

SHA-1:
ec807440c306dcf20c2ea07521abcae68c8fb424

SHA-256:
ed492b41140a7f50fdb2d060f3ca5d8b563fe78f766919806e140ddb74812dd3

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:
12/25/2024 6:07:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.31.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,189,208 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.cpl

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2015 1:52:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rv1+3spSOxcbyct7f7HxPTK5t+uUzbgAPNWG4STA8uV:easE5tbUzUMNWwTA8A

Entry address:
0x37D90

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, F0, FD, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 10, 50, 8B, 4D, 0C, 51, 8B, 55, 08, 52, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, FE, 68, 30, 27, 08, 10, 68, C0, A6, 03, 10, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 83, C4, E8, 53, 56, 57, A1, 10, 6D, 08, 10, 31, 45, F8, 33, C5, 50, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, C7, 45, E4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 0C, 00, 75, 10, 83, 3D, 5C, AB, 08, 10, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, 4E, 01...
 
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Code size:
409.5 KB (419,328 bytes)

The file setup.cpl has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.getmagnosoft.com/LlBOzVXGrrErdoJwp_0pK6phg9lQCmr1qfw1Gi88HwqN0UbqQq14kmcVEMgJmKutBLXqqt59azmg-SbYV_sHQbd7jHiNk-1nt-wYPwaxeKe_eO2KL0JSRMFjyhEFgqG2ALy-g5YcMsCzjeeeLC4YxA2okcECzdF_ayUIGotyc2T8nsbPJtKDz7r_bWSDZFfJgQS8S36vfQ-GQSfKPmQ4UEqn2VYYqHTYl38Z6xEpwqNBf5RCUVzJKxPFfdipTNlIbg1Vy3zLAENg-d923Covy8nb7yh5RM1IFjwDmbX39fFeaNLm8jErIf_jZGJM4VudLyC47bSyyI9zs_JPwAZJjz761hSQlZ8n1lvToHMoCmKaE6Qsxxba0Hw3SrUsZuoL2hHVzYBeq2neC-eP7CBsQwlVoqtX17pm18OeKffgtZgsgEG4Z5ICEKuts7mzTQPahuHNsS3C1Km_mzW-2d9INw

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