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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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
1a152c006bba1e9ed81e8e62f3ff63dd

SHA-1:
07b93b58673030bc313aa643bf78b164ad3886b8

SHA-256:
d2f6afb35ba23b1e91c008a2ba7e240d9e0cc85fad722ae4100c6169971c7c1f

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:
11/5/2024 2:45:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.16.3

File size:
1.7 MB (1,800,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/10/2015 10:51:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 7C, 31, 88, 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, 4B, 12, 1F, 6A, 01, D4, 00, 00, 00, 00, B4, 0F, E7, 0E, C2, E7, 9C, 76, 20, 31, FA, BB, 83, 38, 65, FC, 03, C7, 05, 04, 50, 84, 81, A4, 9B, BF, 44, 3F, 4D, 05, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 61, 01, 2B, 31, E4, 3B, 59, 42, 22, 7B, 84, 2F, 93, 78, 08, 8E, F4, 45, FD, A1, D7, 11, 95, D8, 40, 9F, 21, 71, C2, 1E, 21, 00, 00, 00, 00, 0C, 52, 02, 11, 18, 9C, 99, 40, 70, 0B, 84...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.6 MB (3,760,640 bytes)

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