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

MD5:
1235e8322321c7d9518223cffd26f29f

SHA-1:
720a3b9abdbed0d449de4918dc11e5e9391ea6ed

SHA-256:
8f9225619cfe572d440bcff78e519818e58b227c2d9d1ba44cdacb019383fa97

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 1:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.3.23.11

File size:
676.4 KB (692,592 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:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 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:
2/5/2016 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3oUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfbq:3oI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mq

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://admin.refmagno.com/p-hyhUFD1d3MT5CBm5uPlEh7EKHsGx-GDAbQ405oWxFX51L-7DvBOtB0XWXxEILtND4_S35_gn3Id3wOIrAYWTzB3M9lhZciXxXISa2W_15chX0y_7TjrYau8xPEGdnDFbRyQGY3hKaGEEqoIknZ152nKwcGPFXCpOu93sb1Z2dMFYAO7KyPBX9ei0HU5LUIlJUZPFdQthkf3fDnj3Y5xxUi3bOkKmPj1eEu_BgwSUbPLXIVqejQtYOz30LCiWR4T_2QFLFLSkArWzwx3hqDR3p53jzd204jlseVa4GbP27PORUW3_Y1wAgW7JT_uCXFYbRwxPWt4yqpEkV8q-QpSnMwLe-l5QSfZaOsiqpFX6uoRR_Gp5sGvZKjlymIkGC5sO-bHO-Afj02TjSjRXhmv9iDUxA54nQKsyCFU3YQezk

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