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installation.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 installation.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kingsdowns.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dc2e26117e3225dce2f1ea8661974cab

SHA-1:
6eae22f14be98f5d291c14271513a790d748dddf

SHA-256:
f4f7f8fd697057d250a39dfcf2a7eee7e1b0b783905133147257d2326ee072c8

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:03:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6475091

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen2
7.11.205.184

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.140

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20880

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.118
9.0.1.030

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
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2563

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.01.30.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6871

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dnbzww
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.20150130

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.1.28.16

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36666

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,072 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:
12/15/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 11:59:59 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 8:58:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UAbMSe0NArZRTldLRxpyg9fKPlU0Lw62uT+x1fWp2vR:UONerTtvLMw62THR

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:
7.7328  (probably packed)

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../gb.php?kw1=xad137-gbau-728-js-xx-AD-flv-gb-apx

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