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 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3211203775cad0eb1bb6b910d095be01

SHA-1:
a8b9c4cb9b2a45e969564eb04d64c7b0879bbb92

SHA-256:
7ee8c6711170cdf8bb67b100507ccceb0c84fd72923303f42506b16563f58377

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/8/2024 8:10:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
878

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.171.116

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
1.0.20.1260

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30734
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
14.09.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10391

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-09-09_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.09.04

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7012

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T
15.0.0.756

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.deniau
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140909

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.09.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.F
14.9.9.16

Sophos
Adware.Smart Secure Software
5.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
1.5 MB (1,527,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 8:32:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:m5IM/V0deM5lZ2ykPYMkrQ1OrWaRyv2PBcSL+L5/+FMoQl/ugQWiBdrfO+a++:cIBfvMkrNrf0u3qdaNLgQWiO+e

Entry address:
0x5A07

Entry point:
E8, 41, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.6200

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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