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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:
c25c99c2fa561757f05739ae7d4e4ba1

SHA-1:
05771adc4d87e48dbc66ac0184c2ec6bf4a1b2ff

SHA-256:
9f489b4e1df212595b2176bbf19cb10314aad34b8bf53323353691cffc1215e5

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:
12/26/2024 4:33:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.22.16

File size:
672.8 KB (688,920 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRG:dbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRG

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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://admin.programagno.com/OzX9LjtLuAPv1_gwSg5vyGKg5ZRNb6HzdE3AnQtJs953rW9YEyxFKvp3aPsGjZaB8A_UkWkQvPCCDyBjiqf7OaSodYvrH_8zTNjuW157yu4mWl5AgMPvhIzDKAffB6s8UCIfIlBeF8BFurQKLXhVxMDdt_Bg2LOAtjVBb1NlVgUgEUnLfF1Av8uqW64K7jXqUh8PY7htt8Z7Te0V6rguoJZiTUpH7nPH8fkHh-EG4ZusMIrcXe7boZ95WLJtmp5TR9OZiaS5Imt_1PJHAaNw7-02yTiYdZZtgpasSG1FKWXcNO4hFsHWHXQs2yYdRRbeHPtLTLvp4fmKJHqtKHgKoD-NX4JscDbi_hmiwEsqXfafVvi9IKXiYp0FScqZnM-uJuHGtZULpyJCFD3HIxjqXDdUuQne1Hc604J6uAzYtLGd8Lprx1rq-MVIt2mYHs44

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