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

MD5:
df920f2b0e21ecefecabf70248351328

SHA-1:
8193b43b57c289d8dc42d91922ae12635f5352ba

SHA-256:
3ca9d64df3e87ff3dd804186cb70141cd5913daa6367a89a8233e4baea505c59

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:23:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.6.17

File size:
597.4 KB (611,704 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:
1/26/2016 2:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3o:ldS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdno

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.tramagno.com/MMEvK1qPK4TwOJAT-dW2Zfy9j1BLxnCEDYvYVf8ofl_Kn4qMFyQ46mZgW-mRouDIvlsGBb2BLwLxOg1TKs9zkyqEtE2Dmr_j5nygwLLKhPR-tbxyDweJebxZurgER9RWIa0YTVpjy1IRPZQbFwcMaAKDShbjNWvP8EPy4Wpq8LC7gskU_wWe8pbdP3SGeqOSDLDsb-YyurwUfrih1bnLC7ysKtn9cqGRJLRv9nNBdQ_49HKv7yZzEqZmbZJVpuumewwiVM111ew-TEm_OwYIjf_PE96JhG7iQguKHM1ApAmY-fjjstdBKVxYxPISFR8s0lrl4XpWVL-4bMplAgEHztXo6-bF3uujy15-dhrM-sC_KGH-BGvHaL0Ib80oq5KHTOng2nXIojoMQk0oHSIfZK_xibNqZbgmchrdwlD-IjWRsj_OVrxxESPCwGqaJzZL

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