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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 google chrome.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. 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)

MD5:
de043483165b9f341302302dade47f84

SHA-1:
010539094b24d95c8677dfcb9d6936f0f24b3f77

SHA-256:
14a85740fca10c5e4364394ea74ee18e562c8e1a0b0c3db34b6e329994af02cc

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 1:45:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.8.0

File size:
594.5 KB (608,752 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}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 9:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
698CAE57F740423D14459DB0B3FE8F7C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 11:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3A:zdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnA

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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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

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

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

http://admin.hotmagno.com/WG2k-pKEtPllivVo2a24Q7RGpAnPW-2UW40DLeHRwqL4sgg4emGo2Q7XieKj9OM2cRLYH54gdOxbhFe0uod8oxr1x3sPleJhQ7g89HkDQeRslneNgIjbKYghviSTXNF9Pu1-hdl5m-lJCgA8laoT9JjOiUmmqC5_PrUBC8WwUpQVTC_EpdrFhTOOxdsRPcdBcQ8PPpJVUPInBHSoQ6TcdudA4WWG3VX0BS8Y7tKS_E6AEJllcTvaFuA6hh839ap6Q46JJagtJXpv8tT_PHzn9oemZkNn22u0OyUu1Yo2GMvokZszKfjeH6vRsy5NEp5J6zqXbAb7YqgchnYjF2wOpsFC9hFVf4bThrOPekNQhoj5Nheig-dsDbjszVHEzo5W-JMV88Bd2d2UAHgxxCcYBHi2xqXSF9gUtBkjAjyoQGUs4LPvWidoxUb4o4BeyyAX

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