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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.getmagnosoft.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9feae1a02c25bf278b7cb2cf3d773e27

SHA-1:
b9c2d7b981853ac3db5a07e800957acdf0832857

SHA-256:
92c636bb5974c2bb4454d0d96fc2c08ef1342b99f2a9e210977213e18c4cbcc3

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:
11/5/2024 8:04:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.26.8

File size:
1.2 MB (1,242,472 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 S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 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=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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2015 7:38:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WDfYjzMGFC975ZsalP8G7RKxXB0xE36T27xomS:efQBFC9dGaJYd36T27xo3

Entry address:
0x47A7E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 75, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, CA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, D0, 8D, 47, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D4, 37, 12, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,200,128 bytes)

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

http://admin.getmagnosoft.com/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1NkK_ye6supWY97gRUpFncGw7IiaJhkPznQbg82Kmg1et4OSPIX-Cj2jnzRP24HDFEaJXoLoRH9DiAWlq5Xm42s_yW6KR0gHTmsSrG9tg2xY4LFYcX7xwzltLS6nLeKbsYK5OJPciCuOwMCz1TuVUjePPCZDJAWp6wAH9k_b5kGaD_jWEXMyBjFhXSDBNe8eGsNqfE36ZxcgmT61ensSeO84EXAktbX8Dywv9_AVmPVR4CFmxEwVjL2C3MG11Ebb2UC9QOTg_xOAlrwAxN-74PfLM6D-K3fzAFW31zu-vGarlobR_FDmaieThy7IlorsYi3qFfrix_-tF7ErYtQIUyyWr2sN_ai_Z0RGnxq2cpmFvA3JE4NMGek4T7xbtjBUUWh5kb1ojIc5UTxvWyKEGPUCm--GZXEEx8z_5kTpKgdw6

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