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spotify.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 spotify.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c8ab331e1a844f346ee9a048e3de9bd2

SHA-1:
3d82d9489921f4052395652e4cd668ec22b9b8ab

SHA-256:
7fa07d5b641327c0fa3d4ab3e1c84039e72d71bd8bc5d664c33a84244936eb4a

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 12:23:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
787

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.181.44

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140928

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3337

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.14928

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
1.0.20.1715

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-44
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19896

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0271

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10618

F-Prot
W32/A-0146f17e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug
v2014.09.28.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6993

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1384.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfjvlg
0.28.2.62841

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.28.04

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.H
14.9.28.16

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13299
2.0.0.1966

File size:
1.3 MB (1,355,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spotify.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:
9/22/2014 11:17:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IDASdSysJOcj0VQpWbl7s2LP0CXuiAayiWASALUgv2j6R6XEVeRs9HgVfgx:LSQtk2zQytkgis6yxm

Entry address:
0x6BEA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 30, 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, 49, 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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Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://ttb.friafiler.com/download/request/.../jFUaI6bS?__tc=1410432655.37&mkwid=MDxStGoz&pcrid=3158849802&kword=spotify&match=e&fileName=spotify

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