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taskhost

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)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
588ec95662299af54da8fa5304a7b7a9

SHA-1:
86f3aab04ac6fd1ee49b4a4172ee21b3ff1b92bc

SHA-256:
bca2e7d87f7c97378b63f12b866fea0f84ac3c35c3d917edb3e79e0ce6dcc85d

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:
11/23/2024 12:08:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.12.13.17

File size:
597.9 KB (612,272 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
063C9C2DD839965EA555CB9337294B04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/2/2015 5:53:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, FC, E1, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 64, 76, 76, 73, 65, 65, 77, 62, 62, 72, 00, 52, 0C, A0, 00, 41, AC, 09, D1, BE, 7B, 47, 42, A2, 51, B6, EF, 45, A8, 40, DB, 66, D4, FA, D6, 42, 01, E3, 27, D7, D0, A5, 71, A3, CB, 33, 45, 0C, 74, FC, CC, 34, 05, 7D, 7E, 88, E8, 71, 5A, 5F, 5D, 97, 0B, 8C, CC, 20, 21, C1, A0, F5, 2A, 9B, D7, 5D, 2D, 12, A6, E8, 50, 06, AC, F2, 5D, A2, 1C, E1, 50, 7B, 8B, E1, 09, A6, ED, 17, 3B, 3C, 6F, E9, D1, C9, ED, C6, 09, F1...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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