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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:
ef505868f41585c3f4f627e1358f397a

SHA-1:
5eeb46973b4b7212b09cc34c1c97d026e645fbe5

SHA-256:
d17d1c322f75e0456b1a2c726b1726f30cbca83d83159973fc0ecd3263e1f8b3

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:
12/25/2024 2:46:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.5.9.15

File size:
489.5 KB (501,248 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:
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:
2/4/2015 2:59:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AZ9VKB+bndBjy7P9fvgfXaOuSxWk25RQ5myEW9isP8r+k:Ajs+bnL27P9XkKODORQmyP9isPXk

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 38, 5D, 5C, 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, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, 89, B7, 46, A8, 35, 1A, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, D4, 4D, F1, C0, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 07, 2F, 43, D3, 1F, CA, CA, F0, D1, 52, D9, A8, 19, 30, 79...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,089,536 bytes)

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

http://ttb.softgratuit.com/download/request/.../jMyPYTAw?__tc=1423063557.644&mkwid=kyVEQw1y&pcrid=7358862560&kword=google chrome&match=e&fileName=google-chrome

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