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setup.exe

Sambamedia SLU

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 by Sambamedia SLU 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.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
479b844963a8669e25a27826bbd41e96

SHA-1:
831fad899a7c10b7fd625109fe446ad2563c9ea4

SHA-256:
ec49f4be8b5dadfca51c47890cb2169ee801c8de56b9d0f817b6529790889f2b

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:27:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.11.25.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,285,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SLU

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SLU, O=Sambamedia SLU, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1D2678833456F6A11CEBC944E8AFF2C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 2:45:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3zx/gOW0LXXBY1EgzHWMHtLLUz1ydC3aLjARPrzp:D5WqBkELsmzgdCQjA5h

Entry address:
0x7F7C

Entry point:
E8, B6, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7B, 14, 00, 00, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, C3, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 33, 62, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 9F, 71, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, B6, 71, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, E8, F0, 42, 00, A3, 30, C0, 44, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, F3, 73, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
182.5 KB (186,880 bytes)

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