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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. 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:
cf9e5164230fbbc8107d1b03fcd0cec3

SHA-1:
ddbe3b3f420e9911819498c4012869446f354be3

SHA-256:
45a4fcd275c310bf0f6d30a5e60d78098debc95f34270fe43dc599ed602836d5

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:
12/26/2024 12:57:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.11.1

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\inetcache\ie\{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:EE8lsGLqcIyhNnqwd3z8W70T3SdJokGA557BjwAc90GU:EEIfLqcIyPnbRhpJR/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/R2TN8Clg94EHXJRzrHf7ksm5vYIYe_cuouE2mEYDq5kegOHtKelS8zi4DsHmAL4VZt820Q_s28ZlDvPCSceb1ieKwHpimJOfMlI8sOeYV9oV276ttEjxr94ux2febI4fp9 oFOTlWW RbdZGwhLl6kM5fAJgdtETdoEt209QXweJHc_pen6YpXO29rqgeodOVZBqRYtdtomhGssGa irtFT4HKDaDjkx FOW Y4N3cMX06H6sFFs96vwTIH9Vp9nWrmUjmAFO7G8vfdaX4HLFy3 zSQLJevf Iu mlWsuyNjojIk9CRfRwyY su_XSmQzDoIRqzXbhWIoaazI3j5nDOMwvub7378YIdS30UZA8WFC1vOZkmRA1sQTynSZH00acXEBbxttoRjTKDKxM46lWEeTBV_hP6_9ZWk_gQVmnMc5zDCJyQQHuxoY _yx2FBw53dS6ESnXQYOsAg0FPokW3nVyF5Yg2boJE74O2qmCH5uHO3TRPyPusWjQ3jtnn lE4dLRdlMQOylsIGScdGcsWFNwEmNncXPfVFJQH4bZ_2OpwFT0kdvapboTxoJZfVFpBYWJOa-iwSAMTcyLjE3LjAuMQM=

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