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setup.exe

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:
235788cb689112e3019919d23136ab80

SHA-1:
70fb75f12c520e402b951485f53b7389babfa64c

SHA-256:
8d83ef932f56102274062f1809b5d902c4b678f751a3d8948d1edea4dccb612e

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:
11/14/2024 9:09:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.8.23

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)

Language:
Language Neutral

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 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 9:59:59 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 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3E8lsGLqcIyhNnqwd3z8W70T3SdJokGA557BjwAc90GU:3EIfLqcIyPnbRhpJR/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/DGLsdm5kiq_TJ75oaVNtMGuOCqo1hbsYWRPVU7spjCqOjX8D13Z2xjgOOUW4N52g25oFq5jbGdnOlvMB5J 2wm3OVSo_jQ8n2RvnRTsr56l9nkkJu5BsBtkICLaEgfuiob_LWcCQ_JaxBNaSstJxDDomD_wOfcZRVROurlhyk7N91HkSZMzWMSw_4LpA_ivwSyf8J vrftaI4z9DnCcR6As4Khs5Gfw0GEyeFYuOdgQY0G_pwb0Q2O6pfrX88g2ZwAU6L0dwGm5XTRsbG8X1Pf5X v_cVJIe1AvWh5nQgKoLl4U5nIfOEXzRgG46O1SU9M77JAl0YUBFNBCX6l1D6 voBRiy7Gh6BQlEs66RtGluZT5HTp_GIqNECj7gP30W3AD5BKLZWMGKP6rijGiDz6ufbFlkMpA762tM8Xrzxw AXuJrcpmda 6veITixc6QiOGeFZfhz9wRbnP47zGPmhaPmsRgSnFuflAoxO1VUhyAwef6HtyKZoYgPvs8E6wqOWqk5l4RlaRYPOidvL oEw5ZER42170dEbJ9i_bPeA CMqXFvQRKvk_qgvDbPBdK2TKX5gAV-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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