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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 ttb.9q1g5zxyf.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0c6018c9661cdc09ce43b6da6cd6857b

SHA-1:
9833e1b913a2e0bf815095275761335c5b42d3ca

SHA-256:
9097972f7f03b77f016cab61f17129fff6d2548e0930dc92dcabff31a6a66005

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:
11/30/2024 3:41:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.23.3

File size:
597.4 KB (611,736 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 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:lFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3C:ldS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnC

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://ttb.9q1g5zxyf.com/download/request/.../ymriBSrn?__tc=1427580136.429&lpsl=9fef3a5f8e190a3b3a0b26329e1186e4&expire=1427666527&PubID=9616-1008&slp=www.mysoftprotr.com&ClickID=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9MjEmY2ljbXA9MjQ0NzY4JmNpc2lkPUYyNkE4RUFFODE5MzY0MjMyMDgwODM3NiZjaXVpZD0tNDU1NDAzNzM5Mjc5NjQwNDQ3JnB1YmlkPTk2MTYmY2lwaWQ9NDQ3MDAwJmNpcmlkPUYyNkE4RUFFODE5MzY0MjQ4Mzg5NjU3NTEmb3NpZD01MzUmYm89MSZzdWJpZD0xMDA4Jm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT0xMyZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MTA0NzIyOCZleGNpZD0yMg==&fileName=Setup

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