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

MD5:
6eb4128ca4cc3e7cfaca63d8350e780c

SHA-1:
f4a14ad551170b142fe8b7d9bff9838ec6190363

SHA-256:
872783a8c99dda6c3b58fd6bdd60dfd279633c722878b4e421269804e2297c40

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:
11/6/2024 6:41:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecuresoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.20.18

File size:
676.4 KB (692,624 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:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 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:
2/5/2016 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UoUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfbx:UoI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mx

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

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:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://dls.dllgetmagno.com/-R6Axw9Pao9jGwx4PupDR9q2sjQcpzEgojl2EhljOkT7V-Qc9q-DlRchVqCye9NeQlGv7hNnsdZ2Fscp0mdPsvtiksiUdxqH9Y-N6FWFlo-wvq2KLa7FWRohY4nIlCwyxHDCkggjQarkgcDBmKQUIMYe5sEz9HgHrigHwrysUrtLKEkxTn2lf99oOCyA_68NDoQ13tGx14o1HYwSyZW9rkylQDwi3sPMCnLoa9hCQOijgLwhrnZrydskQVMryPNH3hTszAMeTZRMz7Kb_aJuvmw-ZW2aafQtnhD9ZSPpbXa_8fjdxVdFXFayYfwWD7uQod7zx849LLnw17Z03ElKe-DjRR-6sIynBqExtBHXuCBcomrvUv-kkAZ8rfKoWAYCirGDw77kNyyOs_dJ31f4qgzhq1VI15G_6-sHOCQuruK2iJb1AZcia8WSIAKXnc4X

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