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whatsapp.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 whatsapp.exe by Sambamedia SL 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.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
de34d09633a417876257a44e47ad5b4d

SHA-1:
5d61d0e353c20990e3d5399f17e744109926ac4a

SHA-256:
4501669ce3b0e0620aa67a7cea841e8b2669154f1cbc553a6b2ee308684a9b15

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:
11/22/2024 11:58:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.8.12

File size:
597.1 KB (611,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2E18A24E7306F07F934BE75CA0E80137

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2015 12:50:00 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:o7Oh3Ijqa1vRKa10FhS2VbxSGWnEA+TeCJa2xijKuvaxd:mv9MvhfYGVrJxxIvaxd

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, AC, EB, 61, 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, 0A, 54, E6, 2B, 19, 27, 7C, 0A, C0, 66, 4E, 8A, 35, 05, 5F, 48, EB, D8, 87, 74, 62, 2E, 07, AB, CF, 46, 98, F9, A7, E7, 81, 57, BC, 6D, E1, D2, 86, 21, D4, 5D, 2E, 66, EB, 05, C6, D0, 83, B7, DE, 83, 1B, 00, 5E, 20, 6C, 2F, F8, F2, C7, CC, 94, 16, 19, 50, C3, B3, 4D, 8B, AA, 6F, 3C, 66, 49, EA, EB, 19, BD, C7, 82, 96, 83, 13, D5, 21, E6, B3, 35, 2C, 6C, 27, 10, A2, 84...
 
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Entropy:
7.9464

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,218,048 bytes)

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