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smsetup.exe

Architecture Software

The application smsetup.exe by Architecture Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘SMSetup’.
Publisher:
Architecture Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ce0519e6299fcf2ad884d34223f27529

SHA-1:
0981b68ed843f6279afb7ad6f59c09dbe55eb09c

SHA-256:
23c795b00bc5b86ccfee60955482cc79010488915dbf5f45423c783a0e3a4f81

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/11/2025 12:09:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.2.15.5

File size:
867.8 KB (888,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\smsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Architecture Software

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/15/2016 2:34:24 AM

Valid to:
6/16/2017 2:34:24 AM

Subject:
CN=Architecture Software, O=Architecture Software, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
028094FCE9B35E88B20F0C27

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 2:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SMSetup

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\smsetup.exe" \s \cnid 715483 \dsie \dsff \dsgc \hp \wait \ntp_ie \ms \restart


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