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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 az836211.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b5ac732e6792f7642a11bb012f362ba1

SHA-1:
0733663c42d864898354ca5115cc0279354b5e78

SHA-256:
f3bb6518c65d62581365edd7fc67b89e198de50a7078a9cf9a33aa6a5915503d

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:
12/26/2024 3:40:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.9

File size:
672.9 KB (689,056 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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 2:59:59 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:
11/12/2015 1:14:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRv:9bkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRv

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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:
7.8648

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az836211.vo.msecnd.net/ZM_akgUUA-P40TnJH6hc-Y9lXYxrXUNTkjtItK87n5XglXMHTbWHwvMvYZxtKK-pv8zyB57CWDMCYjcDhX5VWVsi_ZuzUTj0GaDvhHix6BkP4gul_0EgXp27BDiDn6MMTW8c9R9LcaSRsAm5CgLLvegw8KPoX4paFP-59ArWqvkDDd9Opy-YTDQ1s_Vh-YLJG0nflpUvfRgVvJZwgNuT0UaTsLioKBl8Ua_B4xqbiW1YJTH107LzLeovk-fJuw-zw_IBg2k6fct3o9wl-DuDeXcVNj0A6wfqnBmCud43-kAhyTp3sEO64FcCiG1l4fiEzD6ZFKY0lN40CBT-tWZYZNW89wEWAxtTux-C8vSRxh5hmzp9a3DpBZT0_GKmsmY0nFQWTXrVKGRUYoXVB4qK2G7_9cHK37Qjhz4ubGFoEpYA6gSgERZfodz39xDSlFFd

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