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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 llc 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1232ce64c201a729a020e3fd9ad67784

SHA-1:
7d82af394464cacb0cecf49adebdee8524af1b82

SHA-256:
b9d7f817bca70d963f82b73e5fe8930b5178a38dae5d88c3816fd31b37e99035

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 2:46:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.10.9

File size:
594.3 KB (608,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/20/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 3:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
08AF0B7DB5193EDC6FFE31467E46AA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 5:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9FPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3z:9dS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnz

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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Entropy:
7.8841

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.56magno.com/KxmXyoiPW_Jb9ZEMDSPkcubUJWDHPanDmPTjXVogje028wwhNxfRUlDIZOsaRYwSL4obQlIUHbp61utqlIsr43nY6JGg3Lg2GIaXGFvdKmMw7uTYv8Leaj2lM89iS5uwMDL25oaWsMHpi8Og_PP07jNfyW_04cxyTr9FrfS7If2lfHLPAoNgQmtEIha-w3jOZVBVlDsvFTcMw02xDWxczPakItbyRQ1EtFyJbQV3P8_bjzYFnMBDM76EJPScxnGdCgU1h2nUdml5bel_ddZeaMAbvIUMUPkHKaSBqjTy1UpiXzlLlLidTGQU84SC8P-pBlXyiLINr5lz-4VtTBR953gpqsCBj5Usc6LGf55g59uyIcl9qDOvrFkORycBS2dQAWowTA_SjkaUbt5E2Tpkep20mJ8k0L0eFfAJf2hkxGPFd82iiqsawzxbZTOWtwmc

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