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adobe reader.exe

Sambamedia llc

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 adobe reader.exe by Sambamedia llc 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.56magno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
127c36e2d352f52beedcd92a48aa7851

SHA-1:
793e1352300cb3167ebce76310054d5f4092a786

SHA-256:
11d5a7f5606b32c48a7bb9da4b446283985589bfeb6dca61c430d71041b2d2ba

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 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:
11/26/2024 2:44:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.1

File size:
594.3 KB (608,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe reader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia llc, O=Sambamedia llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
08AF0B7DB5193EDC6FFE31467E46AA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 4:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3z:ddS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnz

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Entropy:
7.8840

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.56magno.com/4SpJ1fUSfXugfghfzi0KhnW3E65FSKMYY6K9he6GNniNWzxLCA-3LxPlgoE2HTuBYqYeol4K6xji5xEiivi36QuG8QGptDQD3QVtLYiH7Y93USbiWrhwDj--HEfZ40Joy4FW6bMJfnQZ0lVyqC_pdhiacdPr6vqqTGvuO6MMWncmbMAgZzJnZ0y3mX3DaZFhT_JTMHnJ9OpqJh1TUlZtu_CbFH2sQoCVyDJ4GK7adLwIwS_vrRXBAy50I7NsP8L1MWbJ8S_iqCi2hfLV-9UcDZOhgEIJCLnO7WV4QGkcyNPTf9xaiKERWEWsUSnDfgBk9bkGxGSPoLclgHP6sw8B7DPdQwF_FSkpsYkGaCCR2aGvMlsMZ2_4Wm_gKczlWA8PZmW1Y3wS7mKMl5jwvwshfIJ1Irdo8PnCidYTcbKhVbE

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