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ccleaner.exe

App secure LLC

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 ccleaner.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
94280d2faa9d04af9c0d379971a3d09c

SHA-1:
f226624949b44879aa24d05746da22ef39fb7eaf

SHA-256:
f831ae4f3d7740040263dd3aef47af4c339057f159bb27a396220d5accf43bc9

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
11/6/2024 2:35:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
612

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.25

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.rtfa
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150603

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1563

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.770

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-100
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21524

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.0154

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
8.15.06.03.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11371

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
6/3/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-ca816da9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-03-06_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15367

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.06.03.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6746

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.462

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dnfzzy
0.30.8.659

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.03.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
15.6.3.1

Sophos
Generic PUA PC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NB01CM15
7.2.154

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38740

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.106
2.0.0.2114

File size:
1.3 MB (1,319,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 2:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5k2pxhmobBu75QFgCmOxMT2iq091gutT0ugRfy4CQM4OpdMJ:W+rb4ydm3q09n4fuL3q

Entry address:
0x1CE16

Entry point:
E8, AA, 85, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 8C, 3E, 48, 00, E8, 22, 86, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, DF, 2A, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.7192  (probably packed)

Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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