sype.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 sype.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from softeclipse.com.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
213257f444fcf41558dc47281d8719c9

SHA-1:
9e87e3cf89c8100beeaa0ffe4cad9f0bb27c301f

SHA-256:
8c42d18ff79356f08f658e8dfa2989ba64b177f0f5cbcf45a255661d204b3675

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:
12/24/2024 3:35:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.10.14.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,258,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/17/2014 5:59:49 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 5:59:49 PM

Subject:
E=contact@smartsecuresoftware.com, CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E50EC4A4247FFA7B123476B988982563

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2014 9:22:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vCf/Eyk3C44MDTyoIMdVOmfhOS3+C/JVTkIb23Ik3FCZFh7cUTWUJg57:vCHF94NdVOmpO6+C/7kRODbg5

Entry address:
0x82EC

Entry point:
E8, 66, 61, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, ED, 49, 00, 00, FF, 35, 80, B0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 71, 42, 00, C3, FF, 35, 80, B0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 71, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, C3, 58, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 4F, 68, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 66, 68, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 80, B0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 24, 71, 42, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 20, 71, 42, 00, A3, 80, B0, 43, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, A3, 6A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
7.5917

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://softeclipse.com/.../sype.exe

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