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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:
8cd8d261f2eda88bd45b48e955f4117a

SHA-1:
b1935e35a8306d5b5253b1d2ef6f39d93e3f0892

SHA-256:
c249c389ee8b9464e3e2883ab201d3364105aa28559e4488a26cc68c4ee71d56

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 '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:
12/25/2024 4:10:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.4.14

File size:
758.5 KB (776,672 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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/13/2016 2:59:59 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:
2/25/2016 11:02:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, E0, BB, 5A, 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, 8A, 01, 40, 84, C9, 75, 00, 00, 00, 00, F9, 2B, C2, 53, 14, FF, D3, 14, 20, 06, 10, 40, 0C, 08, 06, E8, 86, 0B, D0, 6B, 4B, 14, 83, C4, 10, 1C, B8, D1, 42, FB, 87, 56, 00, 00, 00, 00, 57, A7, F9, C0, 37, 85, F6, 74, 7F, 3C, 3A, 3E, FD, F9, DC, 0A, 3D, 03, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, DE, C0, 31, 70, 04, 1D, 75, F2, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 05, 17, 68, BD, E1, BA, 02, 8C, 38, FB, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.4674

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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