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setup.exe

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 application setup.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp1194.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9d724df483e79aa61667769ca471e715

SHA-1:
5dff0b175a53294e46ca3fb52c6194eeb36675eb

SHA-256:
84ca68191d28f063334190af52bea0c27de7fd0734e00a4fc5e7845bc3c877db

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 4:30:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.16

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.172.136

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3352

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19524

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.9.21

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13379

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.13.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7008

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.13.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.F
14.9.13.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 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 S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 11:00:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPr:KyFPu8D9k5QELuLD

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp1194.com/TG0l3rpGoQk87Sd5NEv2DK-uI-9v79mwgWuMV1sTYGitrN5ldLvOZpvvGBmKHRSa-yDluIRdu3EpW_8c6blI4PTgeydr9s6WeSw1bst8tuaLziQohOyuvk9IjqC-USWA?sbb=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