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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:
c7edc987c32b984b2acf7ba709a73c69

SHA-1:
2c7d98683b7ea4702b39c16d679a8a6f13154123

SHA-256:
871ee64a6ea824d57e65402f87bf0d0e1c2a91494183893fc9863d602e9e0650

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 1:42:01 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:zFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3T:zdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnT

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/UmHqdtDe2VVSfmDjnsk-AA05cZC6fdm64mi3wjPe32WbuNvqGlXTaT7mwBNoMUp8l8kQMCl7DgPrTB15J3kPTptB_n9sz0PiN8TCdEUdsTE30RNUW11iHXJrNssXN8Kzad7-WJrzn3WD04tV8o9OfRHDcdBMLUmgxgIBVSVafvHt-BTpi99L27Z2lSPnYRFDG6L7YOHO6BHNsVmvcCSQnuwgdnKvYvbMk_5S8WnR7-ZpVRR8oDx-C9KnlqzD26CfLtbkT0RJdE7lht3xu5lSv7pab8YjavYSPYpW8OXhZKVRoBB5-yoD1ZOpPm-LeJ-QpRuQSg883Nhldr9GFj70ogl8tZGP8zokhf0zx_62Nc59-6X_ehblvop06IW8xHYmFEbcwbTovKLI2ZRARc6e1NO4swbPUHN8c2m2JxKWOyuM_JgUM_zZXQkUCiJ212FV

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