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chromesetup.exe

Petas

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 chromesetup.exe, “Petas Setup ” 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Petas

Description:
Petas Setup

MD5:
1f7aa51abd386157034c53edc2b45647

SHA-1:
5de0f6319fa6225b73dba3972caff6180eca2703

SHA-256:
0d94a2d10be557c94f403942f438335f0b7f675a32d60295510ae0f6d64dcf12

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:
11/23/2024 11:36:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.11.1

File size:
935.2 KB (957,640 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2017 12:59:59 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Mti3Mi4zmfLcdRW0OcZ3yZ5E/ceMxgjLZBy7vuu29d5mr9xRV9TKgn1CFCMlKhC2:Mtid4aOpH3yhVh7vJ9WMAUMsItU

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/Z8qzGlifThk89BmWWb h8bSds3rMzFkTjdCnKRLD 7TGrxinYWN1VqbAINKsRQ2FBmVE4TooxEx87g1pvutlMqvJ7hHuOxkGVmAsHZHrUSHf8zJuaX6UqnbhwViyerQ0_yuB 8cLUn_mJEEwPtB5GJRhBuTCkD_CUKA84cDlxwDis9b1fGgQrcPyD4ct6A _r2RgEpVaD95rrDQVWyGjioYKaYV1Has6XUijs6K0PzRMUGj9mokSwn0f5UxFnQeEfptOtcvdGCeEbETDvTX70Oyl_M5Yb6YMuDyLBbespsTzw0pSX4jtT4j_vxO7fLtnnD6lFhp0HCy7 HOD3JWkC_DuLtViFzKa6_KSNhBIlUVpP76 9iOQ OQEAnXVGRTOzNTaQX_cy4A_TZ8hOhFYl8BARxfQskv6 1osWvd5Iif1EDixLxipy6T33XleDRH v1I__cRfS1P1ylC9Neki1rLj2243YN1mfoIxyeUgtLdLC9tmxihwBtnb829ckYjVutqu 3ItvQ3V_BV3mKESj RbrkKqui84slR3xFKGAmjU9iuCbaak0MajdqRiZ8BpdTN22fbssaQVaBOl8aKJod0h9gOAL86k2K8MGrxpbDk36R76AmI 20jxF7irR4N2nfVlrYc5gnNzd3jF6BVKpurAAsDTp6nBW7ty L5AqY4nV0tQO16Xa_qmHSPzLzuXgpo FttynyKJ0x1reSlDm_fJMFdKdA4M9Ekli2xknuWq6kTrKs3GdIFQDMzgYyALLXB6TEZmA0a5OffIC734frrnN7XiS4erkRbKlU2JJknDbrPdACgFO5d5VTv34uqI0WrUFdl6ZQXos3jXxhfppR7SVarz2oriiUauwMGV9F_ir9xSx04=-CwmAc29mdGdyYXR1aXQuY29tLzQwNAM=

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