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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.drivemagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b014ba361533b03f56e7f18d97545a2f

SHA-1:
9a0d9c0e68c77ff985efba26e635717b4768dd26

SHA-256:
408dea90672e3b4444e85eec502eb58c26227e69aa18b954e58b667066f64e03

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:
11/26/2024 1:48:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.7

File size:
587.4 KB (601,464 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 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:
12/22/2015 2:01:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gotMF3FgVl0oUgBkDHZoxsUIyDKDZ5r5ZKEqVIjD/CWcSfzmCIWz2gCUnkviUd0J:gotMgVTVeysiDKu63//pfNhVkvL56GAn

Entry address:
0x1A13CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,102,336 bytes)

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

http://dls.drivemagno.com/9XyLE1gO1dkp66aMLWX7nrDGK_oxZkSU6SB7SfUG7dDPzqJEWToeLzEqnNXhQfdYgPXK1UEJVuKkQT1qvW7RXifXOHXFLcbPOfYQ7rRfZ6xm2Aw126UysIIkFugh1mlRaQoZCCOVIm76XEyROjgbCE7Pw8bYAen3HxJ4pPkysdwypEXjMOJieVat6-COkRmOViV63eqPRThhhqUxan_yTZ2TqyaOiUyAiUutfT6x2tkoyOx2EbP0hH3lEQ6Byp-om4vdPcpCQhFOPTFra2YQatOruzAiJLuY-btV_czSOthz46V-S-Xc8fDitB7jj0BsWMUoTPByffMPtQdo9P6DWF6ru1F0psMhiKCdH36KWA6yiGVf7l7D74q-uSj5ZQNMm4Zc3uWpR9QhILOuDfP2ZUQkFjFAVmWyfRqErqOioWQ

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