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setup.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 setup.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5b91c0df2a61f8c6da8b447e1f4ecf48

SHA-1:
e80281a0edac1c8b51b1244238c5cc042cb19c46

SHA-256:
8ff00a44a99f4c2a66dac197c1bcb9aab2a1a5db270b8461e38729a4f9cbdc47

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:30:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
868

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SmartSecure
2014.09.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.170.158

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-37
0.98/19406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.GEE
19560

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30444
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
14.09.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10357

F-Prot
W32/A-3c050bc3
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.11.30.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.19.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7002

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.denbkt
0.28.2.62151

Norman
Malware
11.20140919

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1265384
14.09.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.F
14.9.19.19

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.219725
2.0.0.1927

File size:
1.2 MB (1,265,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 4:59:59 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:
9/2/2014 8:34:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9AGDeJQ0CY1T9/ZUC7NfRxFpdkffH2u5pZMcs8:yXTAUPxmffHtT

Entry address:
0x720F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A8, A1, 41, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, F8, B2, 41, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.5883

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

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