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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 dls.dllgetmagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7603fe66bcb1e55cc73d59f8636225c0

SHA-1:
1bc05edaa51f46207b2caf5d2952a5c1dbbf2998

SHA-256:
c2e670a5d588b2a85ba19f2deb60cce65e5da5af201c1d718a2824f8d467bc53

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:
12/29/2024 3:47:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.22.18

File size:
676.4 KB (692,624 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:UoUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfb0:UoI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5m0

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://dls.dllgetmagno.com/y4nO73DVc9Rj0yJn8Gk9Equs1UwgcOmzK3h9NXs8zDxztXWWfpEKBTa9BISJOyzWxiQOpdWNQ-NSWQzRuDTG2hyXdvfgKNj2pLzwx9Y0yHElt_d2rAjdQw-nmryFj58674kOSANX9SzkwGtVB2iGcq6xc9G-KKzpsTqgVYcAgqXDz-2NEtbMcSF0atmST8P2OOeepLgFOU9KYlGu84PSR1CFd-RDZqpGRIZhM3JYQuKsYLSDFwVTuoVbMZ5UsMMD8a6FsKKvqNR7ZgMEZGSkqr4AeOA2rsuFiA_kipExASgfVHwiQNy-4cmAWvFa5s5cOQWoPF5Hb06GlVysojWmV1IJANDGsTQPOTOpGPI_j7Ih0VwUmknfRq6locXBCQtvYO7tTkT8N6f2BYDqbtddaXypDSsbB1leFVCdY7r0b1ToY1uYGvf-ZAg81djXsE_3

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