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google earth.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 google earth.exe by App secure 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.friprogramvare.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3f4d3615fa41f7ab25a527c7d0da513

SHA-1:
59f7eafaebf7178013ce6c90ede84f9099596721

SHA-256:
18a919f2c45f3cd5975ced197f4a921a4e34c331c4e7097eb7377181f28541db

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:
12/25/2024 2:52:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecure.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.1

File size:
572.4 KB (586,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
3/5/2015 1:07:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XdGNE6khUDor2HAuEMJZCZrIBj5eQIlnD1KkPWAivIeiUcvMH5:qE6ArAAuE2orm1IlnD1KkowzMH5

Entry address:
0x1942E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
532 KB (544,768 bytes)

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

http://ttb.friprogramvare.com/download/request/.../0E6iq2xV?__tc=1424084398.751&mkwid=xdMbJOQL&pcrid=3158848470&kword=google earth&match=e&fileName=google-earth

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