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malwarebytes.exe

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 malwarebytes.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.dlvel.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1df837c73fc8146a01a1b915e4775c1

SHA-1:
ae9acfaf0b4b048fda89dd32aecb278cc7055f6d

SHA-256:
87e884819a2c951f9ad0f9ad2f732205af1e0c59c2da03b4568d011e22d7dcd4

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 3:34:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-Z [PUP]
2014.9-151025

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2016.0.2946

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (15).exe (Adware)
2015.10.25.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13160

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1223

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.10.25.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6602

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.10.25.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.Bundler (M)
15.8.28.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

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

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:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/25/2014 5:19:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AjmOYKa/TY9ZPFXntEi+m/ZWOLB28TS3985qEeP02wk:AqvkHZt7+mBWABf202f

Entry address:
0x4E06

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7920  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dlvel.com/download/request/.../MCqbZkOH?kw=&__tc=1408980782022&fileName=MalwareBytes

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