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monica.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 monica.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 file has been seen being downloaded from admin.hotmagno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7fdb579b9fb8c13ac1205cf98df9c70b

SHA-1:
077727c3ce5d41baf7be6f542e5e9cd0a7f22d0e

SHA-256:
499ee029aedb07aa041ea6c5e40b9f449e28f0a108bd85175d3595b853865106

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 1:33:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.0

File size:
594.5 KB (608,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/20/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 6:59:59 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 8:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX31:TdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn1

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 monica.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.hotmagno.com/GV3ouuBxSJI7Y2drM0YhtlQEvNB6nhq864oFMYTsMKSIrT9C1aZxyO1RT8pWPOuWfsqk9i8ofn4GgaVPE9BS6Vj6Z02hoYmo-8sKG5rqwIsvH4YdFR69Q9_CyhhTpwjvX1kpzV8h4r6krqC8MBLXnxlsl7b3mhCBiOW781MpDC8jlakRx1TUs-2qACYV6KRKcO-_947XcVOJhAdlCEk86wLs7NuJFCuxixDyJfhqdrunVFERIRPtiWr5M8f2aA9m16AZJIJY5IFlNrTTV1g9MTD5u22P-0v8So2LLMB4mHxy56J5s7rsmSr5qo7OiDoJz5etCRIFISMA16vw92e14zOY858aWhGuuSzG7hnVrmS-ATxytuCt6FT2FhsVVeav3rP67krp6LhjV9b-XzxABMLQr0t175Po8cy5Qmlc8LPn-TEgfhcNBzizG2FCkBGLhfiEIo5mxAx6oDqMSxU2ciMDMfKy7NMQ4yMRQmuRm8T4EXVHf5UjBQLhh-CWsbhf

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