quicktime.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 quicktime.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softdls.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0a736398539d983fced8899eb403a566

SHA-1:
e8c2648e3237cfea79299dd6e6b4bd057e6d4ed7

SHA-256:
47f728f4aea6d7f187e1c7b09b4ed2ec8ded26d84cecfcbec898a40fb7776cf8

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/1/2024 3:18:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140912

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3391

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10210

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.12.16

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7047

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.05.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.J
14.8.5.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
1.2 MB (1,283,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, 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=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:
8/4/2014 10:37:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1mnoopTIXoZax2DqXQ47xWGY/JXhS6nx3CxLm1:1mnna4EQ47Y/JRSi0s

Entry address:
0x8850

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, 80, 43...
 
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Entropy:
7.6863

Code size:
72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

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

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