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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 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.files101.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Smart Secure Software S.l. (signed and verified)

MD5:

26ba0bf90db47f074a3a9ceb43f85b9a

SHA-1:

e56d50269b9c144240dfd139a03ae682a46bc2d8

SHA-256:

fb45baa7c221a59bb960a1859b8dba32826a97788052e480d56e24f65bf90a1f

Scanner detections:

24 / 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:

12/1/2025 4:46:48 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

870

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.DomaIQ

2014.09.18

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Dropper.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]

140908-2

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3348

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

1.0.20.1305

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.JavaInstaller

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Trojan.Click3.3888

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

14.09.17

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-ad19b85e

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

11.2014-18-09_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13407

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.Inject

15.0.0.494

McAfee

SoftPulse

5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140

15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddtjxz

0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.18.10

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.DD

14.9.17.12

Vba32 AntiVirus

Trojan.Buzus

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

33120

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.11127

2.0.0.1926

File size:

1.2 MB (1,218,472 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:

8/10/2014 4:51:16 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:rXV+BQ9paZwrMlEECCA9Lj6RSV1kmsL4bnaCdaRJ5gHcfSfI:r62kZwrG27Lj/1kH0mBRJ5g8qf

Entry address:

0x89B0

Entry point:

E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 40, 43... 
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Entropy:

7.7708 (probably packed)

Code size:

73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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

http://www.files101.com/.../microsoft-security-essentials.exe

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