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update.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 update.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. 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)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
365c400c6789c6e42d8bbfabcbdfde8d

SHA-1:
daea634f00f7b98f1aef8287600320639b02d665

SHA-256:
d65d868332604dae051384627d9a3022a99bcc7ad2037a3cf87ff67dc4e93f65

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:32:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
835

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.10.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.180.154

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1475

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19950

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10604

F-Prot
W32/A-7177c33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.3011

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.01.08

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6969

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141022

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.G
14.10.22.16

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.2 MB (1,245,560 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2014 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 11:59:59 AM

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:
10/23/2014 12:53:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:E8L6VIJcRi1mjztVwUkikOHLO8Yleg7I+SzUvnGwUCOYeyS9:E+d1yVwe/YrITzUvnelyU

Entry address:
0x7D26

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, F8, 5B, 44, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, C0, C3, 44, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F0, 5B, 44, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5281

Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

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