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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 28 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.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ad3d9f20d34785423d087710bceab29

SHA-1:
fa52206539880f99fc18613977d8801394648a3f

SHA-256:
fe4acb1d54d8d9f35337bd35eadfb3e5d1feccff9d2b2d6f76791a7e5ff13a1d

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:27:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
659

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.17

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DI [PUP]
2014.9-150416

AVG
Adware Generic6.NXI
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.530

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21792

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.20690
9.0.1.0106

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
8.15.04.16.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Sambamedia.A application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
4/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-c0a1d5ca
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2015-16-04_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of uh2usosq.exe.part (Adware)
2015.7.18.13

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15623

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.04.16.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6793

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
16.0.0.318

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dneycs
0.30.16.1110

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.20150718

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.16.16

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Sambamedia.Win32.1
2.0.0.2141

File size:
1 MB (1,088,688 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:
1/27/2015 4:59:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JJGR1dbA6lWvlNKlrkv7FWPR2uQSkBmDJvq+STn2BKL6HcuS:JuZA68tw9kvyR5QSh7ST2EL68T

Entry address:
0x13DEF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 04, BA, 13, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, E8, EE, 0F, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9860  (probably packed)

Code size:
1024 KB (1,048,576 bytes)

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

http://kingsdowns.com/fly/.../gb.php?kw1=xad136-gbau-300-js-xx-AD-flv-gb-apx

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