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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. 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:
384f03d1c38edc3f2f49f321780f804a

SHA-1:
f1ca34ca13470404a66ba66179f3ca3aa461eee5

SHA-256:
343d754453548c541e74522ce04d6b22b985d0de32040b92e4ef2004e6afdef7

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 2:45:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.5.29.15

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/20/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 9:59:59 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 11:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9FPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3o:9dS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdno

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.56magno.com/J-KuMZbIl5VNXQyVM9zN8sJsM6lAGGa6eaf0NKg-PTNrE5MRACU4_bNR07HRkVEhbiaCF9mrtpNdckDEzyFRCnlgUXKty6Dc8kdCHXfzP4svpEpgwxo23TaA234LOWBO5MjLWIn8Yjmxu0d2IWRej8_KSZ58R3Yxmyf0UFCiDMGoCctbeTTqByzJKJK__fc-_xARmECpyF0Lw25FazQ5pHSVjLbK9Q_-XsSHDrzApEA5IX5_Hg9fHh2EgIDBroOt8ibsEumIuwXCYZZ-BjpEqSZpxZnSVM4bxPWTYPP8iOmzzA7DUah0j1V76NVwSC7M4M1OJgvgc8UxTGZoORZ3UiF8fspCilyKiDcvtByi7ua-Kn4odRR9YW7CpYtyz8tO7gANWanX9UXIFkgIOkO9OLlCbUbYoHWv_Eys7X85WCzo345KWpRKFdxn6OkGQMnr

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