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facebook messenger.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 facebook messenger.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:
11949fb16340f71ccdf88db40ba8536c

SHA-1:
f26e65f2d9939525cdc58248aabb0a5b59cd7e8e

SHA-256:
815368aa343fd44a28bf841ff3e7df33f2431d7ff8e22bf714b61381010e54e4

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 '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:
11/22/2024 7:21:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.14.6

File size:
668.8 KB (684,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 5:59:59 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:
9/18/2015 2:59:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A01E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, 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:
7.8658

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
628 KB (643,072 bytes)

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