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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 google chrome.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e652e2ecca5c60b2c39b466e942694bd

SHA-1:
6677f4b051e034b690ab70594640cfd0ae33ba92

SHA-256:
849b84f637ca12c9839ef545e12cb3723d49fccec6392a44345fcd5e7a1b3b74

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 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:
12/28/2024 10:25:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.8

File size:
564.9 KB (578,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome.exe

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 5:29:59 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:
04AFEF8DECA6D536221E5C8647DC65FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2015 3:35:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tNEg9C3J4UdIpXHkJA28fIkAX8/qdv3JmakcZ:nI4/pD2Iu8/0v3dTZ

Entry address:
0x1C23CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9547

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,227,776 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin1.getmagnoplay.com/T8P1aXWVNM2NNVtH15MR3lpJrwUmMhUz36sonCHgeQ4u3p707ax4FM7-2-kYCEp4xTOcX82TGalIre83wrd4h2arc4BbgpHTlVKQS2XT29OoCXVf3qZSnhFEZu-CQQI6qCd0XdaAnoMD9r8rw8a6H1oe2pnOAQpyfRQLCuF6EEE8D0CBNwRnOtK9NAJ30OSMSvRmA1bxzKc5gdHgwR6A8sRA43wrVKLr-4oG5XNq7uFnOIv0e_lQzpXP1eh06gyS6SsnwuQgKL5ALlvZ70mtN3LqOCpOoBljs7AzFzAjrqyYxJWCXeI_QTDeyhNKlTuofqGXxykiDmfMISqezW4hoFkQvw-s6cf2IBfpw5TprSdtmeY5JRc948mzVcSTBEyXo5Y-WupCCqCJALIHDwv4GlCK61oSO746hY58jVjT2WHyXarvAt39qANGBypgB9jZ

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