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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 installation.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
24accfcf7ce5b9b8d24a11df7896f6f0

SHA-1:
4a9aacc3e064aab4ed1ae1e027a0928e1ee341ee

SHA-256:
7697ef63561e539e68ff5f77a289575e46a79e3adf6982753cf90b5537a10596

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
5/3/2024 9:38:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6414242

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.11

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.209.48

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3202

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-746
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21030

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.20690
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14927

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.02.10.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dnexxt
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.10.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.108
2.0.0.2061

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/14/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., STREET=El Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3FE11492275B337C9F032D96A4574137

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 12:58:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nAbMSe0NArZRTldLRxpyg9fKPlU0Lw62uT+x1fWp2ve:nONerTtvLMw62THe

Entry address:
0x15706

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 60, F5, 47, 00, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, CF, 29, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.7327  (probably packed)

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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