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realplayer.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 realplayer.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 22 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 RealPlayer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e612225f8c285b68616ae1978dc63aa

SHA-1:
6b2f2c669e1f8944b01128b4a37feeec9572ebf8

SHA-256:
11b58130686989df08b533e70571b0b83eea185b9862459acda745b265a31aaf

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
1/15/2025 8:47:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
867

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-V [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3388

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
1.0.20.1320

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.3888
9.0.1.0220

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
8.14.09.21.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of driver_updater.exe (Adware)
2014.10.6.21

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13086

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3219

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7044

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.ddthbj
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.08.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.K
14.8.8.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.2 MB (1,236,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\realplayer.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:
8/7/2014 3:13:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2Q7ewqp6yPM2lX2DTYXXDVVkR2ou2LnOgdhNas:2f4yU2wDiXDe2/2/1

Entry address:
0x89D0

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 80, 43...
 
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Entropy:
7.7564  (probably packed)

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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