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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 google chrome.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 12 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser 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)

MD5:
3e437516a0e8351211a6764421bbd55e

SHA-1:
028f93f586c9beb599b4f60f14643903fbc34480

SHA-256:
97f01344be01d3948cb371730a1b9543fea3bfe0b6007ecaee8075cec3e4c872

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/1/2025 3:18:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151105

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-27350659
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (11).exe (Adware)
2015.11.5.16

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1167

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.11.05.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6590

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.GL
16.0.0.927

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dhyfaa
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.Bundler (M)
15.9.11.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
377.5 KB (386,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome.exe

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 7:59:59 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:
10/28/2014 4:47:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LclplmpqjhAUlAVBUHKpi/ghUlsdZt/VZNwU8htyjuZisqpNRsYhk4Ijg6:QlplmpmHAVBVg/8ZXGyWisqaYhk4x6

Entry address:
0xEE6C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F6, 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:
7.7920

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.files101.com/download/request/.../9RRyPe4A?__tc=1414623359.335&keyword=google chrome&affid=65285&rid=3177_35306&fileName=google-chrome

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