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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:
9288d5bd0eaf3740b10361cbe9a62341

SHA-1:
7f056d68c92128f524d85ce1e99070435c4cd715

SHA-256:
894956e7a6281dc5a8996bb77f96b361e9fb0722d244bdb839fed97c67594788

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 9:31:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.10.21

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:
12/21/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TE8lsGLqcIyhNnqwd3z8W70T3SdJokGA557BjwAc90GU:TEIfLqcIyPnbRhpJR/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/BaULGLCCeMzHTUCXXqPK0PI6z6GSsm7cKv4VAYPGSqV44_qB_K_YhaYzXlTO2dewgTd2GkOUfCMHKntEMFVgLfMylAPPixPDlgVuKyFQGjlOLq74CaCdrvMDoN3ZJlGHS5qPf8AjhJVDSOqdHyX3ZnfTV2AJhaX2if8oX83E6LnKUWqn ogw1ygYw5AbNFEy0rWbWW vYOLG6IswpQeJrTBH9yuMKQVomyl1E3nXmnKDj9GbC7QmQ23Gg1p4xuyL3cL9EP3r6ttLVwDpFn6N2jwSkzLpG6B0wqqXfEHSJpzwVW3L2uMVSklTwc_nQQORhgq59yoxCHIzaO_m_vjRDw6vOo0otDSE8d9N0bXzf1AGt47t67nWsEpLoE6EaH_HBpZ1oXhOaQA8KiIKMNOGylVV_Tv7MaUiuiIwaG7X3o8Je6V5m2hcN6GP baC7fsmoKSUydN_BnpjXlaLSpPwU7ERG8Kqvbz6YWFMy5WzZpmrecKH4wLRsGdrWdUR83bBogEyOhoD5QwpW__6U GOUIHfy4Z6jOCslKMvXALTC3K8PyUdZwR8jIuLTIrSP0GIo7Ul1yPa-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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