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driver updater.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 driver updater.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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6777970038511aa6c7870948c15f83ee

SHA-1:
849624ddb7377db53efc702f9e2457c7a5c7d20c

SHA-256:
417da97e0a44f3b57aaa480eed74a1e35e0a56c4485133253d1582d0f4919d2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/22/2024 11:57:33 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.10.6.21

File size:
469.6 KB (480,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/7/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/8/2015 9:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
063C9C2DD839965EA555CB9337294B04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2015 9:14:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vboZDUcG7zlGafQsyIuK+IM8prLOw8V7CoSnn:joZYcPtpIuKYsFcu

Entry address:
0x18E900

Entry point:
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Code size:
432 KB (442,368 bytes)

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