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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:
074c62e2b5d28b269af3c40ad7363dd1

SHA-1:
f8ae23b010ca552b9c5bf0fd5310bafd2c4f11d6

SHA-256:
7ceb4890d050996f304ba0329a72092a7da5da61d9e4f26ae04341f68e20f892

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:
11/26/2024 1:38:14 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:TFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3K5:TdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdnK5

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/ROeRFp6K1eR_1x_wKgK2bp3lDi9EJJSwuuCo5eMbk7bwBszI1uaFj7XnT26Vah9il7_PLYcjlVR8HQvyfWf2AMgAHtL4Eg6UnZVIMH_khGugsaAbSnriaf8PLRrXT1_BeulqciLaF3HeuZ-ZmkraOkscAV7ZYe_x8eWUwBDSx7ZHH6eJDTqSLPOk83VX_RFzS2WNfTTKvvdJpakNFRUtcq1A37htMVV7A6qhte8CxfYkunZlRkIBMIbf1MWUhP5J7e_-U4hMcauNyVr38Q74oY2pr1FZBYF9oikQWkyhk7h_JzaVtSC8RxBLrwg9ttilObQRfGlImSUXap5E33YUHwNSmu2pCqPeX_Wm1afqOe21VN007lTB6wNlJRfhKh8_gZGOfin_f2bopmXPSSw765n4nCkhT46Uyedvh94-6hg91A5Ov8YVIkGEGICRH0-8-5ouYl9uIsPSA8ret7nFmoI8obMaymhlDyzm3Ub4qpzEiByBUD0Wl_lNC8F9RccZ

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