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ccleaner.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 ccleaner.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
f098a0ed4a1aaad454fa75c9217fcc99

SHA-1:
2e4e62d2ccaf087256d7f610f6710dfbc1c5470a

SHA-256:
2c741eadc8538786f2b72880d482783129cc2bca7c4a3c5fc24e4d05fe52a3e6

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/30/2025 4:39:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.11.04

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU4ET}
2014.0.4189

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10662

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Win32.Ruskill
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6958

Norman
Malware
11.20141103

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.I
14.11.3.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
34232

File size:
777 KB (795,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\ccleaner.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/3/2014 12:58:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BG34RGZbsqt/egpPeu83dUAAO5K5Ye7iQ0y/XqbrRtMPbhlLBl:A64sqt2wq0jq2iQ0UXqbrRt0TLBl

Entry address:
0x7E56

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 00, 40, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, C0, A7, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F8, 3F, 45, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5229

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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

http://ttb.popdls.com/download/request/.../nDqjweU2?__tc=1415030274.113&keyword=UK_CCleaner_ccleaner&fileName=ccleaner

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