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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 installation.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:
2b51224157633b02d8506c69bdf76d84

SHA-1:
fa0e1651a098c95844bf44fadbdc0abc997ecabb

SHA-256:
8da29eaee677ec36e9243639bbdc30865dca62c830e0cf8a2e2e64bc52cb9a20

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:
11/23/2024 12:36:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.15.14

File size:
1.3 MB (1,319,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Guia de isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D60847E39B584310D58407A5090B843C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 9:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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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Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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