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chromesetup.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 chromesetup.exe by Sambamedia 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8841597f45066dcf741408d708e7557b

SHA-1:
631b86056cb48c6e6822fc4b4e4fc62a7cc54be0

SHA-256:
9c6bbc8e0414251573c07cd34b792539d69ce10b6f18dd0eab8654d5c0d3651b

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:
11/15/2024 1:32:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.5.6

File size:
672.8 KB (688,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 6:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5AF374AFD1700F42AFDDF9B5F12FD906

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 5:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRs:9bkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRs

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8646

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://admin.nevvmagno.com/dfEtIWZQZEAJ7ceqzBNWL6D_fYoOioGSd-ChuDZpEH3hf-D_FD-EvAq5JEQ4kRTgp67LB7IEKn_30HFOwBwnCaR_Kgr_-iclrjO0MK5TOdVlYABwjUYiMEi-XE7U-x5ohTgraHzpPSYAhMdjxD4oRU5muH89Z9JNjGtL5uBLTrwsvsMPhp-5j-qjl8NFy_HYOk6O8aNLh1fA21zvDQ6UWApt16TykORekwYeD8Sx40-gUQ09M0hW0E-SpOm_3WoBudl_K2ZKdLu6FjRRloWLxAbgRQuMB-GF9bKZj8Wkcn5tn8PNFrQySoHoauCh0sTYvnv_iLfTO6gabR7pgZ1__3yo_UeNcPIqyLnSXhVbvnZzDfyHqjg4j4nuhbcYfWYJfvNmgIgk6aJwRUucLpUAUTjbOdQcTYfMu_SAhHhKCas

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