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skype.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 skype.exe 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 admin.56magno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
64b41436954e058ed0da086a3bf31019

SHA-1:
2f942643e1e75ce2eef9172817a663ef0335bd7a

SHA-256:
45c30483446daf41dc2536b1b0d59d70628d7e312045417e97db06b7f697b1e3

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:
11/26/2024 2:41:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.26.20

File size:
594.3 KB (608,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\skype.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/20/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 5:59:59 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:
1/26/2016 7:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3:ddS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.56magno.com/qIEiWuzI1p-rd0JFe6tpAlNg_ruRsYq3bpNBg_uNePKljB7oX0pQhPZZrPHmBCQTfFxeM0K_3eIB6YCcnCLaVKY8Bq2lKuITv7ZaMUbZa6ApLBhA59nS4xLqbOpo8wKZI-M5a_1vAqaf7cGq9bvyAdBTrOA0MOxi7qasuil-eCmWR1W_QtRJfsLnzdQo4m2giP55TYGHfvgX3xNuSbMs5Ib98RoObegO1xII-q8hMK-gt81UNwSefbuNgD31DDYQuADp9iNV1Tk4CWziMHyDiTppMhuqxwMdoKOlG2MrJ94rWrLq7kUHkeuGCJrXzDdGHMGGrU3Nga3lOtq8-0tJtO9AJhUqTQdHZ-z9oJL-RJGZVXM0fQ4Ipj-p-sHmTGg5DTnX5lMlFpU6MzmMEA_PXAbA5AdsKzIaLwgiQ2_ZxI1PBspE0YtcO6BfZf_KZBAn

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