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microsoft security essentials.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 microsoft security essentials.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This setup program installs potentially unwanted software on the user's PC at the same time as the expected/marketing software, without adequate consent. The program is typically installed via a form of malvertising
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
40775cae19b620e4cb638844c5584b48

SHA-1:
1fe29ef4b76014f418771af2d1d188057f2353d0

SHA-256:
63b796242e9a8eaa59ea7903089f27dbbbb112da5bb93d6e0fe8c12fd3e6c574

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
12/1/2025 3:18:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2014.09.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.173.10

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3348

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10434

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2014.09.17.07

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7004

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Softpulse
1.11005

Norman
Malware
11.20140917

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.DD
14.9.17.16

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

File size:
1 MB (1,062,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft security essentials.exe

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 7:59:59 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=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 12:09:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YmfVKeJeWFhd8I/WH0iXIIfCCbiZpYPab0T0:XNFdWUiXpfVkptb0T

Entry address:
0x6607

Entry point:
E8, 11, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.7841  (probably packed)

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file microsoft security essentials.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.files101.com/download/request/.../9RRyPe4A?__tc=1410923559.299&keyword=microsoft security essentials&affid=73776&rid=972_06b_09170314p45&fileName=microsoft-security-essentials

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