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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.lpmxp1088.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d291b9069856a047db6cd098fa6d176f

SHA-1:
990e79dea126ccca924812e7462c008676fea0a2

SHA-256:
a4e3170d73a0277c731c58c051c63a9041914e5968cf60b870ee38c5964946e1

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:
12/26/2024 7:56:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.7.3.12

File size:
1.2 MB (1,274,888 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 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=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7F616522D287E85A40984A2C01C414C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2014 4:37:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EXIe1k135jsYx0ySMIAA/9I+8jhIFqpmMcZIKxKfr:EXfyFBIAupqpm1asq

Entry address:
0x6D2E

Entry point:
E8, 26, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3C, 02, 00, 00, FF, 35, 78, EC, 45, 00, FF, 15, 70, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 1D, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, C6, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, DD, 46, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, C7, 06, 3C, 59, 45, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 3C, 59, 45, 00, E9, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 02, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

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

http://ttb.lpmxp1088.com/download/request/.../SuxgELn6?__tc=1410720953.929&lpsl=4dbca29c3ea36769835597dadf46b860&expire=1410807269&source=2&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.requiredinstall.com&fileName=Setup

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