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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 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 ttb.archivospc.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
32f514b3da7832681e55382b9dcd06b3

SHA-1:
9666a5d7aea5f35a485fc434eff97a61640a1ff7

SHA-256:
22f417083fecdb04f8117be8f29ff14b97ba7e393dba97cb8be7d220c9e93d24

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:
11/27/2024 9:44:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.21.14

File size:
673.2 KB (689,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\monica.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B3008B962204B9EFCE56FF0B2B9C2C13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 5:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5E4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRKG:ObkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRKG

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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Entropy:
7.8650

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://ttb.archivospc.com/download/request/52bdb31e5f1c1e9c1e00000c/eQ2L6hbI?__tc=1449241707114&url=http://downloads.archivospc.com/bajar/.../monica-9.exe&caption=MONICA&fileName=MONICA

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