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Nela

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 setup.exe, “Nela Setup ” 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filesn42.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Nela

Description:
Nela Setup

Version:
1.4.5.8

MD5:
10cf12c03a3fefaf5f8a5ea607b7be29

SHA-1:
44da0e1e1d3c2a567ee511b45aa1788a9570e218

SHA-256:
5b99d157ef6b837e7790bab03f25778b2ee2f93c69640a022cdc2ec6334a98b7

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:
11/14/2024 9:38:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.10.19

File size:
933.8 KB (956,216 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7E8lsGLqcIyhNnqwd3z8W70T3SdJokGA557BjwAc90GU:7EIfLqcIyPnbRhpJR/557BUAc9U

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.filesn42.com/TqDLt8RgcOFszwfFzykfnVoec343PYsxbUhDQOp9w3WOYST03HlT73aH IXP1aDewPFzhnXxX4xzmFL8wpbrSPMBWssC2iZZ2SAwNZbemKq7aZ5J8gFzZlDk6gGybebiy7P3cs DFiaPYkQEVhROapJ8Zol9M OV4DPPFcJTDj6g8Tk y28c_XGF8lzyT9oGtKOzDKw8fBd1SdP4uFYu6impQU7v9ttdI8 B16 aEkKmgg3p7GZS2xCDaFmpTMBFAB4VWsu8IdN3e28Ba6Ic7h6E4mbjafm_QgsW AMM9JGxgWRxDlgQWUlw7xGl_jJ7J5lMo8PA 56ShPqNvY00mBt4KcECZxduz_zlhJgAX5METg w1N5ZwEg0M94xLK30d3k1uJ8hKPX76ZSczfCwd ngO5suYAQVVJVjRsgUXTPrWP6664fhWKbrSd55WtsdSyh 6YC1s18ax8LWUbhStPdvQrqaw3XNqcp6SwjqsvHuCzFUXet0OFJnCkxI8pXxWIW0yifWzVamlso5_rxrKk8RVOLJeiCqT_SwL3ZMVxYrjOvLH5l9rJLFU_GoHQtS2zqtc46-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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