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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 admin.tramagno.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure software SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ec78a54f080ee6f3b9c1a9d185535b66

SHA-1:
e5231b8038da2f4bcbb7412890696ae237c962f9

SHA-256:
bddc777bad45c711d430a4b197ac86a65d78fb47ec5b4e6b54a11899ceee40f8

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:
12/26/2024 12:49:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.2.0

File size:
597.4 KB (611,728 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:
2/22/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 5:59:59 PM

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:
1/26/2016 7:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3lIX:VdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnCX

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Entropy:
7.8845

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.tramagno.com/B3VpTEWDwrON6Gcd1KzYSA4jXtsQErIYS5ORo5ZOFLy7bb3fC6f5gnTOG5KHFlG5tj9Dlqp8K-la4awDD7H72RixaRXsCi6vy5436uH_93DZLwNll2KbPrqXvxuYNHThrV8le3cfukeqGruk9mZUmdPglYdFNdGDTB2WPfiINXypYZJ3oDce86CO3e-fa4WmUYL6Lbx7dnRyxDy97URgE4zEQu_VSNqY0wN4wjjCbXhNDngwFaBQgwuIkXmI1HAZmmtzWbwnR4MxGG_yPp7Dh13kwt59tMqiDYMpxJAsfgbEYvWsoxZpRWsCHIXSgDPc7Yfqk1yGKFdCntpOcDj1mKMjAbCctX6y0nCvvp8BtVvs1cnFkmBGKWcfAow42AVc_DyxhmPmulrwU9V2Kuj3G6Snl1mkqApyDHJt-nTfGXAI_eqDfWiQrUlfHkFc5fKM

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