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

MD5:
c9e1cef9f3b73fa0adf6ec6a377ec2a7

SHA-1:
f06cbc716d7b037a08daa96a97e3665f1454d797

SHA-256:
c7be23cbb3e4722e9f7ce2d2359aee8de63f9458064f8b3bc07d4591b2ae53e5

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:
12/27/2024 11:42:21 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSec.Bundler (M)
16.3.10.11

File size:
675.4 KB (691,616 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:
2/22/2015 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:
12/10/2015 3:47:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TXwSLxezp5R203orGF8rr5tJ1XShO6UqYLKKL6udSOVpM+0AwMr/ErLMtzTE:TX1LszzRPXFAJ1XoJ2LlGuLPtB/Er+zo

Entry address:
0x1A3A60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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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Entropy:
7.8655

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://admin.appmagnoes.com/tDl5Gf67Xe2zKjjfaQjNKpM_EfudLjP6SWDMf41FXc9j8aI6jJeScubvPzZ998J9S9RiGvpmQGefEHVdE_X3mDMsRhVpv3yUBkqgKpqELec22UtleEmInK9Wj1DF_p8shCPCOUvKy3onF2WxR3ZJDHV637uGgaLfSlW4jEtn4aot9v1NbjUGtd06n5GHJtOFyOIYyoZUSUn_-j3zw58Xxww5pkwVT3pNIV38J1YTnJugKyk6YjqIjO8NRXKp6ehR5oNTNYwOTttXb9h_VQSUunvJPWlZekrSGf_s8MirCDg71HUPf3pj04zpMjGHI0D_dtfjiTHCaDTqkiDECsWW_kjDWpIP19smGL2c6rEbz1nBoK23o3Zt3uHD8bsVhkHeAxuUJRaRMXCayw8eNO72SWOaMbw8jEO0-4KhyvfZ_io9uDbtIpVdv4mxpbLtGp48

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