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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. 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:
78188958b8a0974e4958ea8ac7599a4b

SHA-1:
a3c5fe0161bdcdf83b317f62a55f4965056d8edb

SHA-256:
e8831390437aac9e3b254366e4fe91e200ba61fbbbb5c5d49824b021f6f82ed4

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:
5/8/2024 1:16:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.17.8

File size:
673.4 KB (689,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 5:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
698CAE57F740423D14459DB0B3FE8F7C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2015 3:08:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7s9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PYY:7s9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAYY

Entry address:
0x1A5E70

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8654

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnoela.com/vC4ysTfWOWCKe_T2FnLFYMCGAOCVyB0RiBa-DPJ4tr8geezET5vgZfzGJp_1OEVhl9ncYyuANMjnGxbptV941LJGedkIorNXLwq0Cb342KtY6ni0UB9LHK2Lqrst48InfJ7WoYAy7ZfAtPi4dtEKMEU2ugcw3i_ERI_u6Isxt5vhltOXknjAJM6IiXMv1NXDQzuIpNvLjzQ4gtpy02OgWW0mLFzrINY0SqPE0KdEJBdyyPLIPIyX8mH2wsEFBGbEFar_7A0Umcjczz36dUox1COXqH9qMcpB6wPVDtZZu6ruC1iJKljs_zVrXw1AQRFVvO0rm_GDdP-pGTN5UBnxwwPpgBnrb5Kb1DhbdBIS4r0Y82KoDY8dG4IXuZIEVG_E3ga2OPWYvnafBZiAE-mQRvAKpanOtb0QgSdYTCkJW5LAsbyaElh_8LpulHqjh_Zg

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