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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 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)

MD5:
36af1ec1f9199e0dcc61cd9088cecc1c

SHA-1:
389526f3bd407be2e2d51000548c2efb799bc575

SHA-256:
b464608b95cd16cc3c08b8e20a855bfb1fcab4b29b95d5f045220a556dec7688

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:
12/27/2024 1:25:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.16.3

File size:
594.4 KB (608,616 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:
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

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/mLRWqaBsb-pfcFPwKo3r9VvBjWzNZttughQYBv3N5QiH8Fe3KL5bY6oLATFqhxZvPYzM18vYmtr4mbFpxst8nlbsuqd47KnjgGdwkA2oCtUaY8e1NH8CEp_Q1ayt_tRCrl0oWxV_gBNWn_o_B2rrTDGBC1NICWz6M3rLMGzOFnBKg8o3zpX6gkwX7adlWrhFF_fMMLWbNZOi3i0yQ8MQyOMXHyLjGtkVFTDvqf34wwnh4ZYdG5FsA4sQH7Vm1_OwPXW0trsETU1E_1_NIyTyzgiOj3Rr7CDcIIUL7rpqNorGMGNU-gfKVcPdgvhhp1acHTkDPInBeoyj4CpcbL0k2iImOM0NhhuWmr5glL4UN4xTPotbWtY369dA7bswgCa8cMaKoqc0qxlElLLDgpyREGs1Lh5X9TOdUP_6zHRWtmw

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