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setup.exe

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 by Sambamedia 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3902a2b57a3f3780a3b733716cb08aac

SHA-1:
e463f9da005242c8de0652c5ecba45cdabf318ca

SHA-256:
ba8081ada17a31bd27781ec3114b897335a8aeb8a9d611b316a897c8eb844ffb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 12:32:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.2.10

File size:
283.8 KB (290,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\packages\windows_ie_ac_001\ac\inetcache\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/19/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/20/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

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

Serial number:
009D69E38A548309120F465065F4F6C970

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2016 4:25:57 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x435D

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 3C, D4, 42, 00, 51, FF, 15, 00, D4, 42, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 1B, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, E4, 3E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 52, 74, 0A, C7, 04, 24, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 50, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, E8, 50, 3E, 00, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 09, B3, 40, 00, E8, 43, 3E, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 11, B3, 40, 00, E8, 36, 3E, 00, 00, 57, C7, 04, 24, 0D, 00, 00, 00, E8, A2, 3E, 00, 00, 50, C7, 04, 24, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 95, 3E, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8309  (probably packed)

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

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