Smart Secure Software S.l. - 38% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Smart Secure Software S.l.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Smart Secure Software and Adware.Agent.OLP. The detection rate for the Smart Secure Software S.l. files collected here is 38%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Smart Secure Software S.l. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Smart Secure Software S.l. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Smart Secure Software S.l. with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Smart Secure Software S.l. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Smart Secure Software S.l.:

Screenshot of the Smart Secure Software S.l. certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Smart Secure Software S.l. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for Smart Secure Software S.l., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Smart Secure Software S.l. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Smart Secure Software S.l. Files

These are the Smart Secure Software S.l. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
9/54google_chrome.exe
19/54Update.exe
19/55Setup[1].exe
29/55Setup_v2_1.exe
19/54Update.exe
6/51google_chrome.exe
42/57Setup v2 1.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Smart Secure Software S.l. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Strictor.72749
AVGGeneric.550, Generic.7A7
AVwareDomaIQ (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2, Adware.Agent.OLP, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20, Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
AegisLabTroj.W32.Buzus
AgnitumPUA.Agent!, Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen, PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
AntiVirTR/Dropper.Gen, APPL/Softpulse.H
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.LMN, Trojan/Win32.Buzus
AvastWin32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP], Win32:Malware-gen
AviraAPPL/Softpulse.Gen4, APPL/Softpulse.Gen8, APPL/Downloader.Gen, PUA/SoftPulse.oanj
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2, Adware.Agent.OLP, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20, Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
BkavW32.HfsAdware.9266
CAT-QuickHealTrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
ClamAVWin.Adware.Agent-16335, Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
ComodoApplication.Win32.SoftPulse.D
CyrenW32/A-6d8b11dc!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.W3i.56, Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.I, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.O, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.H, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted
EmsisoftAdware.Agent.OLP (B), Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749 (B)
F-ProtW32/A-6d8b11dc!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Application.Bundler, Adware.Agent.OLP, Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
FortinetRiskware/DownloaderLMN
GDataGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2, Win32.Adware.Softpulse.D, Adware.Agent.OLP, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20, Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
IkarusPUA.SoftPulse, Trojan.Win32.Buzus
JiangminAdware/Agent.aald
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 0040f94e1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8f21 ), Trojan ( 004aa00e1 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 0040f94e1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8f21 ), Trojan ( 004aa00e1 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 )
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic, not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.cdvc, not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.LMN.aff, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse.heur
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.DomaIQ
McAfeeSoftPulse, SoftPulse.a, Socrydo, Softpulse.a
McAfee-GW-EditionSoftPulse, BehavesLike.Win32.CryptDoma.tc, Socrydo, BehavesLike.Win32.SoftPulse.tc
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2, Adware.Agent.OLP, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20, Gen:Variant.Strictor.72749
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.dedrfa, Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dfwfat, Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
NormanKryptik.CDHN
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen, Trj/Downloader.WKR, Trj/Buzus.BR
Qihoo-360Malware.QVM20.Gen
RisingPE:Trojan.Win32.Buzus.fyv!1075356016
SophosSmart Secure Software
TencentTrojan.Win32.Buzus.vkxk
TrendMicroADW_PULSOFT.SM
TrendMicro-HouseCallADW_PULSOFT.SM
VBA32BScope.Adware.Softpulse, Trojan.Buzus
VIPREDomaIQ (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Agent.Win32.14266
nProtectAdware.Agent.OLP, Trojan/W32.Buzus.1626080

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 380 scan reports for the Smart Secure Software S.l. files. 143 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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