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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 dls.drivemagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5d85890d0e0442985b849199296ebe2d

SHA-1:
be3c97b68358fafcdc2a11aa4c1a82a55113219b

SHA-256:
24de55bbbb56e7e575415296d7556aa0bfa020ab39f9c70ffebd06f91b7b3799

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 1:47:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.7.5.8

File size:
675.4 KB (691,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure software SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 1:59:59 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:
12/21/2015 2:34:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mMZwz4/0F6Ec+4q0XMfSo2Ut0RAj2b6pDbzI01vdyIE9vYu0VYPJHEbwVjjDR5e7:648W5qDEUtEUDbQ9v+VYhjnDR5qzbx

Entry address:
0x1A5BF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://dls.drivemagno.com/atMEaOuwo9DtAXOrrCgfktMev-JHaFaXyr2Ven_U_bP09Ty8P5Zp75pTA7SfbCtC4jaM15CeCGvlccR_25rrg_S9CtPJV5dIHONv8eI6CSgXrKzRvdgyE5zmY6sTyoHr_MlYbjG87K1LmKpDGfZ6y4koLd31-Dg9akxn8Pr5YbC_Gc-0_oTG5TW8U6c6dhG-YLsQuYHjcyUIXTdlK-CLDZbOvJdGf6zv79hSHGX4FaUkk-s9yNLC6gc53ZJDs4LTkyp62EF8BeypHOI3i6b1tSPShaIUoSjWsfBF0DU3PssSK6GXF_PWuSixzZ6FSCncs7n6mm_8W8obzfBPePTz5i7LgKL9Piz8pj6o2X6hNjrqwh0zJyjRLtIrbjRBnmozTHU_T1Xzw1HRhbD3rygeOAvLRfJIwYJgRUrjGbbspeM

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