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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 google chrome.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b6b80b342346d6cb41f8cd86f06871c3

SHA-1:
5a59f88408e907e53ffcc98a89792eecc9ee9e74

SHA-256:
814bab82c27dee561c9584ff254b466fc618414d80d6be78274d6e5a39ff0928

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:
5/12/2024 11:02:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.8.11

File size:
1.2 MB (1,242,360 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}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 4:59:59 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:
10/23/2015 3:38:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mDfYjzMGFC975ZsalP8G7RKxXB0xE36T27xom6:OfQBFC9dGaJYd36T27xo3

Entry address:
0x47A7E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 75, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, CA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, D0, 8D, 47, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D4, 37, 12, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9864  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,200,128 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnodnw.com/jY_D2RLAdt-GC-6zVAXPz-Fu2T5fISKLSeb8gBxc-e4MBI7L-IlDCOhzyR811-NZB0_AyX_SqGyMUoydNb2dBYGa4MBRtbP0iacHOi9jEZ7JxWGL_Ttpni1Q54E96D0I2TCLZ0VdUTBW6fvtkaMCkGtHTkIbU0VavUQUcpeg40SLNBC3v_Zj6PNLYNmtrZJIcInFoahmC0nFaAaVR0VartqdqJST7Fr2q-YKQjUV74MjoS_e66c2YFPmgSKaLCaEcZkOjIO8Pk5MoJ255Edqutv0yMCcjqg8jW9XX9R83uj-DiVek82-ZCtz6CnHU1pdJ-1qlr2aatLCtdqhda-OLMjIf88G5H9lJ-CBcliq2-nvfRQyHIDscjWqBKi0PHTMx7s5g5opDVk3dTQz3El3ZSsMcSNHAEdLNxMBs3qFUQg

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