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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 admin.sowmagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65cf0844373e8103ca23fe270f436566

SHA-1:
2d3553210ce2394d01a2c8331ce6afa7e64db9db

SHA-256:
3869ca7d384c6f3a26f6b8d536d3d990eaaa5325a04b8b797d849d79bad26551

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 2:37:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.3.11.2

File size:
672.9 KB (689,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2015 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 7:29:59 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:
11/12/2015 5:44:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRq:NbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRq

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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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://admin.sowmagno.com/yur3Urf2aBGMr_OsMzR4XJJKv2BmRS9qk8P1fpoXb7t3AXjuWRxK_oLRc8wyrFpCbWKC94IjGD8hhgmCD8R7Bo4J1YCYpuHBI-1GbO0HqIL0lmeZebJUtGwslYJlICKljcUKsGP4vPIVi_oM7vqAC5kxv-9-AxqXKFnt9ZrM32KZs2O0x3iOJ2MjXGRQYfGwywTHQ40b2my22IEiOUxBlb0l0jCvrb8fz9n-63ig0hbI5kqZUSFReRpjJET-uFdls5RAb2x8LgXOBotgehcVfjcqnSWgkaE-kcH-iPOOz4RQ3Jy15KXzPiTxTn1QJnAaxRha07qfE1b_v_tJGUJ8jqtNX2lIJcuaUR6i3q3cLc1L0tm7JxPlrGfwO8zQb2l0cxpJrk73gYnZ8rk8su2UlqVDx4jJetigDnj2Ci4qYYxN-JpGNbboCm3Hr7Nee9Cx

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