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chromesetup.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 chromesetup.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
942bbdea532d18a2d242cddeb768d75d

SHA-1:
815a6697f02ba59b864e98b28657593377dcaca2

SHA-256:
45f3e7720e735c3575c703b1a690733cf7d76a1a8f6bff10594f2f83243aa5cc

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:
4/29/2024 6:05:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.14.9

File size:
667.8 KB (683,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
5AF374AFD1700F42AFDDF9B5F12FD906

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2015 5:02:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A0D20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8563

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://admin.dsmagnofile.com/eiSEWtaUdPR0dFy88hzywqPpK1nJdfSgsvQnMt5biVP_zM4mdLuI5BVstxnmn-9N0F0HBn8dgMjOsuYGRlyu47ax03z5hM4rJJv_anBuzaKmWw7juksN_7RF7tJdWf-J25synQ8EyXdCuAUPoCvtA3RRZFKm22jkdlR_xJ8a-zycbIm1cEnb6Y-XKoKGYxADOpuNjD5ctSYh3xa2amIgiA1MubZoukTx-Nph7h79b4rkt6ONru5dWDSAY7AoM-SIT2Caw3eY6Og3fyF63eGiQV81l6DE__5r8jHhDgw3NpBjQfBhQyILL9Co2M9qy1te1vWHDFgvV8XAhFXnlVwzVti9xMrKG8FITudJvTRo9yU9Cp8BaAQDhXe1pqxRkgMLetfJONkYAeSaT7kPgvldz5rv0eK_6jj6oVV3kcRVnNB4Gd82sCIP1PtfVgZxPAFg

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