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ap tuner.exe

Smart Secure Software S.l.

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 ap tuner.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

ap tuner.exe

Publisher:

Smart Secure Software S.l. (signed and verified)

MD5:

435def6da05478d48541dba5fe725867

SHA-1:

c6731557ca8b6436abf9bfd36c502f21d0241ab9

SHA-256:

c00563a9b6847688cb50e47a50b3709548c4f3d0f3609aa9dad68f5101da3ded

Scanner detections:

35 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

12/1/2025 3:18:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.GL

5544653

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.SoftPulse

2015.05.25

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/SoftPulse.oanj

8.3.1.6

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

150521-0

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.DAP

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.GL

1.0.20.720

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138

0.98/20503

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D

22236

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.36367

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.GL

10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/DriverUpd

5/24/2015

F-Prot

W32/A-efbb0f17

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.GL

5.14.151

G Data

Application.Bundler.GL

15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.SoftPulse

t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16012

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DomaIQ

v2015.05.24.08

McAfee

Program.SoftPulse

18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.GL

16.0.0.432

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dhylxe

0.30.24.1636

Norman

Application.Bundler.GL

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.366048

15.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.05.24.08

Quick Heal

PUA.Smartsecur2.Gen

5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Softpulse.Bundler

15.5.24.16

Sophos

PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)

5.14

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.NOeeedD

37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call

ADW_SOTFPULSE_UVPC

7.2.144

Trend Micro

ADW_SOTFPULSE_UVPC

10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40432

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.16529

2.0.0.2188

File size:

357.5 KB (366,048 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\ap tuner.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/16/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/17/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/27/2014 4:26:22 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:jnLnp+SGhJJ67vlkaHICi/dvZj9JoaOu8Osa0CA8ztvwnoqdDQjes0061XibPpwX:DLnprGhS7vJk192aOuRM2ztvwnAjesdC

Entry address:

0xEE780

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 00, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.8115

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

316 KB (323,584 bytes)

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

http://ttb.files101.com/download/request/.../9RRyPe4A?__tc=1414427159.543&keyword=tv tuner&affid=79443&rid=15528&fileName=ap-tuner

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