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setup.exe

Sambamedia SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from adscube.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d32eecd048ddc0176f9817b82f547e5a

SHA-1:
bed2e09234c8372632589dae7a3374dde6e1d493

SHA-256:
4fb446836ed0f56d56fea0546cf6b496303d59ec7b0d15d2fd7bb6d81518004c

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 1:44:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.F
958

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.A
7.11.156.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-BSB [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3436

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.F
1.0.20.860

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18619

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3943
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.F
11.2014-21-06_7

G Data
Application.Bundler
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.06.21.01

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7092

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.F
15.0.0.516

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.daqxep
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.F
14.6.21.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14619

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.186887
2.0.0.1833

File size:
802 KB (821,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, STREET="La Botavara, 1 2", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B3AB0358C7184E7B47E1675806B74132

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/16/2014 2:17:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aSCOASgssXO+vxodJpVVkVQw8+NdQwLeqFpuzScwMlxfsPDaYTpkTMdQ:aSCI8O+vqdTkVheqFpumnFHdQ

Entry address:
0x4F0D3

Entry point:
E8, 61, 87, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, AE, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D8, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 69, 0F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B8, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 5F, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
467.5 KB (478,720 bytes)

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

http://adscube.com/.../downloader.aspx?s=0&filename=setup.exe

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