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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 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 admin.themagnoti.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2bb1941e720cf2069ca9ca24b7037777

SHA-1:
7a9262859e55550ffcdae22321ca66c2909b2445

SHA-256:
46ed1e54b85534248dd8b58370c951d515d8137b2012ea6c567ff20aea667ee7

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:
11/6/2024 6:24:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.19.0

File size:
672.8 KB (688,984 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 S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 8:59:59 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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 7:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRz:tbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRz

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.themagnoti.com/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NkK_ye6supWY97gRUpFncGx8bGVxwxIIAePgmdQVnKjPjvFIIuDFDEdXQkp1aoHmYBHQZkzK4cTJbWETZpCgW7oZ2_MxV09eJEHIdsZrEqGoKIwavcZsnELrylTlL1vLaYPqNGj0CL6IyJnUXRm88CQZmzIeI6PliFDRpcZbGrzEr-3CWL2ubJiOjqdzSQfD_lrcBsKB_xzn8c4odyB6WcKLmZ-OgWBruWq1df9JX6kHFvkMuhsEotByR8b5Y37AtfA0ldgP1TWnxIVOdC-etWQcGjefE39SJ59RRxzcVuZMRqPCevyzpEax_URCFZcboJXhEpfjSVUaHP7r1DR4q5G7V54y0QtwPuDFUBPjvYZo0Vu8vbpwTbOtLPcyid5SQkPeobh4G-9wk9EDgCXVGtDaws8xFkjJdi7DfTN8tP6i

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