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google earth.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 google earth.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.softdls.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
de5e5915c7de09b53f38a6c071d2b848

SHA-1:
fd87f0bd87cdbc26f4bccfe6c2e44d6e27b1a9a9

SHA-256:
50e98175ff244b232a52bf5759a46f2c76be876ddd1542f544ac86f16154c6fe

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/30/2024 12:13:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SoftPulse.A
862

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.13

Avira AntiVirus
SPR/Dldr.Agent.cdvd
7.11.171.142

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
2014.9-140925

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3340

Bitdefender
Adware.SoftPulse.A
1.0.20.1340

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-2
0.98/19431

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19471

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.0268

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SoftPulse
8.14.09.25.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10395

F-Prot
W32/A-ee49b44a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SoftPulse.A
11.2014-25-09_5

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.17

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigitalPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2832

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.25.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6996

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1121.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SoftPulse.A
15.0.0.804

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.deuoac
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1339648
14.09.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.25.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.M
14.9.25.18

Sophos
Adware.SoftPulse
55

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12485
2.0.0.1934

File size:
1.3 MB (1,339,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
6/17/2015 5:59:59 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:
9/9/2014 5:37:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mKyKz4D4ufmwhzA2QoPKCys7JdpmnMlxy9KR8uQcuf:mKVzMNuwIKyoBmnMSURNQ/

Entry address:
0x998F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, D1, 45, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, E2, 45, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6703

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://ttb.softdls.com/download/request/.../whPVPNuW?__tc=1410401238.692&mkwid=OLE83RLQ&pcrid=3051943173&kword=free google earth download&match=p&fileName=google-earth

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