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google earth.exe

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 earth.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 file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnoela.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8f598b39f2ac831faf33f322f4ab4cf8

SHA-1:
230e49a1a36ce66feffdbed7272f3dcb08130075

SHA-256:
5fc7908371eb744ceaff4c0b982dc8ad8a451594ae5327b0ce4e8e7667752fd9

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 3:19:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.3.18.6

File size:
673.4 KB (689,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 3:59:59 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:
12/30/2015 1:08:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7s9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PYH:7s9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAYH

Entry address:
0x1A5E70

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8657

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnoela.com/MZdJJkjakDLCP6Xvfxr5_bebUUzivLJnAaagHP2K0XRwdUuIFI4dn7AymQXrSmEX_g0MPJ09TGmUndzrtrhP3coVLM4TwfKUAq1cGHipAR344KVqLDA6y_IppDmsB1nWsracZXNNrSWtTETniWuGl9ccNJ2Vc6JHCzvsQ_WU27OyWSzQtmtZCANGAECzs51abPyPRYi4wFHU-087QcqLs_qbkO4tv9WmyzHndK355_zZdILEghEQV4MGasyeQB3cZh8tf02OXir6C0pV5084o9kglByKwCCyD8jq0vmlBJr1-2HT0Keagxa0y0ENkbPJrL3T5pu44NAN98_kHZzP-ESDiuwUwToWdFyRdmDt4o_-xtjrMa3i-BN3ofLQuSQq6oEA8N6XWhyf-ICueG4ILhcPHhjj6c13ThRPG955JHJK6JLxeDvKT7JV4qVej7iP

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