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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 file master 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.programagno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4e91c2d6fcc97d528bd780b5e9f3c3e0

SHA-1:
6d4957e2bbd483c5a06492482d4a2906c03eba94

SHA-256:
9a32c20ae3436b48b6f4d7cffcf0d0c39e0cb7cc30b4d2afb07ea6cc329dbe2e

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:
12/26/2024 5:05:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.21.6

File size:
673.2 KB (689,376 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 8:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5AF374AFD1700F42AFDDF9B5F12FD906

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 7:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4E4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZR+u:TbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZR+u

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

The file master has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.programagno.com/XH4LZmsGFSTTJhHNEEeUEptSFvRBLSw0SNdqaZXlXiJtWizeM5OvZ_lSTTVgTLeUmAUbcz980NlxDSGwBK4EIkF6L1m6H4qsDr11xcxhJRRXOtWWHDp0BRPzDEa5vpzlU5AEXhj_gRxqiI24TZqg8K_CgZGZ6UkatixiAB5paUu3-4awVC-ctPEkYUig6WTKIX6WgjdLwpGNq6d0iMi1XBSoiV_xYYlDhAYuuDHYgLuxH16YH33bPN_d8BBRjckMD9yLydUVQaTe-gN1ARQfti8oOMvXyGr6krPtsAOcncvhB98nnzDcNv49qenJqGfxiuDTPLaM0yxoCW2tSg3xUaC3rzi-nyiwUqqKWGyt3HWgZDbuy5LYNlF4zbySC_xLYtvennK5jzHWGzZxi3YiiqZ7mfuQ6Q-rgtyeVOk6201eZ0XGMQ2my3Rm8cdYv7H-9ljHMLR4ypB2XbTfcVM0rw

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