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malwarebytes.exe

taskhost

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 malwarebytes.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 26 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)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
7b7e301a91069f73e3890f1a98d9f16f

SHA-1:
6bb089f8b54ee885e673c36f683ba72dc7c317e2

SHA-256:
738edf33cd129b8782f9fa1f3a2e6eac04315180004e8e590051c0e9c68bea73

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
5/27/2024 9:07:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
6330919

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanf
7.11.200.114

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CP [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3234

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.45

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-117
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20657

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-1a7f69bc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.190.14599

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.09.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
16.0.0.27

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.09.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.M
15.1.9.16

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36512

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Agent.Win32.497872
2.0.0.2031

File size:
700.6 KB (717,368 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

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

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 6:59:59 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=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7F616522D287E85A40984A2C01C414C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2014 6:53:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86r9:FHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6r9

Entry address:
0xFFF6

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 2C, 45, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 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, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6968

Code size:
149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://ttb.grabsofts.com/download/request/.../MO9DGQbU?__tc=1420052166.739&keyword=MalwareBytes_malwarebytes&fileName=malwarebytes

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