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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 32 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:
3a049da36154106d955e90dfc47fa0c1

SHA-1:
e7e8d9d72ca59119d6fdd56813076f5a66b6834a

SHA-256:
3ee06a32f3aee9d5ed2efe5f37da12f174f2cde9a9a05545b2341ca5abf48a4b

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:15:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
691

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanx
7.11.206.68

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-EY [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3169

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.375

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-100
0.98/20037

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20920

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19495
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
8.15.03.16.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-03c7a2b4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.2015-16-03_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of {3f2c5c95-6eee-47d4-8fc0-8441f4863e84} (Adware)
2015.6.22.2

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14824

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.03.16.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6825

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.225

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dnfzzy
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.20150316

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1319664
15.03.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.16.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.16.5

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.106
2.0.0.2056

File size:
1.3 MB (1,319,664 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:
6/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D60847E39B584310D58407A5090B843C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 9:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Xk2pxhmobBu75QFgCmOxMT2iq091gutT0ugRfy4CQM4OpdM:U+rb4ydm3q09n4fuL3

Entry address:
0x1CE16

Entry point:
E8, AA, 85, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 8C, 3E, 48, 00, E8, 22, 86, 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, DF, 2A, 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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Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../de.php?kw1=xad166-usgbfrdeit-300-js-ly-AD-flv-de-apx

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