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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 itunes.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8334858653c57ba01c63f3b2cbdbc22

SHA-1:
0599fd9b391dfbe35181eac45b0bde0f269b3107

SHA-256:
9eed9c369ebcc2fb9cd56cdec6fe8979b6defb59bb5fa0990ec08a33bcb84ba3

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/8/2024 3:09:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
863

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.174.68

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140924

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1335

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/19423

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.OLV
19609

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0267

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.24.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10459

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-24-09_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.6.12

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13476

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3202

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.24.03

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6997

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1001.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.801

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.2.62286

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20140924

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.24.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.G
14.9.24.13

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
9/19/2014 1:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9g:ci1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdt7

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6588

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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