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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:
93b166f744fa1b7f60a97ab12fcec821

SHA-1:
9809652cd6a702a4509550dedaf8c6cbaf6d376f

SHA-256:
aa212c2ac3c352a8f39e2f88738544bc3f83dea0fdaeb9687092daa699b30c13

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 9:13:37 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:JE8lsGLqcIyhNnqwd3z8W70T3SdJokGA557BjwAc90GU:JEIfLqcIyPnbRhpJR/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/eJwPH8aNhrG_5ALyYV_Jes2JVgcvifSXofDkHZda67M1m8uOTi9srgQdRXsznTDgcwWNUo1L6PP2MWBBxOcjgKZF8DGhJY6q2 9pCD_o8Fu 1tB_Kmj_IUE23MPL2rA0h mZwVrz3cxB5CFFjd_uXU1rYvCV8S5PdxiUYZigr65nnebUgDwRiVP691nqG7NWgcAk5Llhd9ftGOoV4Maku1JPfgbInsPu_GTIMdeYt daFUixJ1J50cSyfDrvMvyJ1wruu lyJ3jOV_ut5OedTCsMGaT5HeZxsvrSsloSkn9sKzW0C1U gXZ_G7vYcrffY GJXCn_8E7VHrCgg1vO hp7YwzoWPMfDZMvCvRgztXfDFSJljgSY6Wx7UcczME_ealE_yf2qY2N_Wa8JbgfgPmv RiDU6ugDP6ievOeBxVMRhz0EEJszDlzpwPEKndwuyDcm1S_N2Fsw94RMJfWdETtBr1g25zhVHM7nFOdXlg2gDnf7ORM5tsX2GkS66s78kGUEosn4Pfq_aFbl_6hsklFJWSiUcqjiY3eV0DT8l8oU_twjfF0ezz4fYEA9urFFrW0U8R-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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