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new_player.exe

Sambamedia SL

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 new_player.exe by Sambamedia SL 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 kyle.mxp203.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
783a8362a144c80f4264bc628212268b

SHA-1:
8ae9ffd3594b991c8b92f77050328bf7731013ed

SHA-256:
428c5fa7347406c1ffaaa3f7aa774f526bfcd068dddc7d0f44d884a245b4af86

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:
11/26/2024 2:21:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.10.0

File size:
790.4 KB (809,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, STREET="La Botavara, 1 2", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B3AB0358C7184E7B47E1675806B74132

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2014 1:59:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bU1VxgSmb+OjWNaF0dvbX2FumUxuI97ibKp7m3wgsPDaYLUmRQ:bU1wSmCOjW8F0VmULCbKp7AQXTRQ

Entry address:
0x4D3F6

Entry point:
E8, EE, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 43, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D5, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B5, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F4, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp203.com/zi5bAz3SU5n8S3WaMCL4PrXU1rrWp4IYglRrzpDME9wxCwx9KIn0HDECo9y1VnXMA2ZJSYBCH0mGEMTr-VyUun3liiuHrIjQH1pU98wAb4lbbzscnnCKlH5FKOQMGNWv

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