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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 exe.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5c246420ef34cfa4a7e55b99c988a166

SHA-1:
4d811a517e961e5cf2337e347cbc2dfa6aebe704

SHA-256:
7be895fbce4c50f2c3bd2dfd337918d7ca7c2bc825d25514c3a0dadd9ba27fb7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:35:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.24.4

File size:
685.5 KB (701,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/13/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/13/2016 1:59:59 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=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
140DC5DF358A9C2EBDA5D2AF338DE731

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2016 4:06:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, BC, 4B, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 61, 3B, 13, FF, 75, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 06, 10, 20, 0C, 19, 08, E8, ED, 28, CB, BC, 52, 0D, 83, C4, 10, 4A, 0A, 1C, 84, 7D, 5B, 28, 56, 7A, 57, 7C, F9, 07, 37, 85, 00, 00, 00, 00, F6, 74, 3C, F3, 3E, FD, AF, 9D, 0A, C3, D0, 13, 8B, 06, 3D, 3B, C7, 86, 08, 8D, 70, 04, 1D, 28, 75, F2, 05, 1C, 17, 68, BD, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 51, 38, AB, 50, 91, 0A, 04, 63, 87, 19...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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