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windows_media_player_12.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 windows_media_player_12.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)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
ca8d0ad906ad66939e6f3b969991a3ae

SHA-1:
9dd59dfb7ab00c74d835ed0b22aa311a890da53b

SHA-256:
985eb475d3bf7e6eefe7d830ef5f4e6b45ce1ad34bfaf31212152efc30d9655f

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 '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 12:23:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.18.15

File size:
772.5 KB (791,040 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_media_player_12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/7/2015 4:59:59 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:
10/31/2014 9:07:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AVCSFSEvZIZvYrsUwkwxizgPsYmBwolM+e5KLehq/JZZtcaC0fBPsSpBe:A7SKoUXwkRMCK5oKqBxcaCGsie

Entry address:
0x7E36

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 30, 2C, 45, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, F0, 93, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 28, 2C, 45, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5212

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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