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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:
50faace03a72818efc9e8f34067fe060

SHA-1:
ca3c5ec4f433abeec681cab56319830c429fc8a0

SHA-256:
5236dedb126ff4f0e6afae1ec7b7c4979510b244b04b568ab88d2b4bd3cf4c11

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:
5/12/2024 8:14:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.31.18

File size:
1.2 MB (1,242,400 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 8:59:59 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 7:38:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GDfYjzMGFC975ZsalP8G7RKxXB0xE36T27xoma:ufQBFC9dGaJYd36T27xob

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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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/XC30CFThbqZk6NkXa3C4qKzU6QnOjMc6auElZIYtPYhyN0r9V-lyAVtZNGLcnqccSCNAUMv4uFp52FOOqM5syACCMJRlqFc-h4UuZWoX0gn9XgTN_ZQd_uspFL1rv9B9-fcwOh35SxGb2Hcf4-siysRVqDlCsYtt239XSmXOGuDL1UM1wKo6tmsZfGwYS0ejLTosDfqtMEV_wozSKyAGscswk3KcnNGkahxVTT4Vr-A0Q8Iz6VBDOpU2t3BCoHt3laLY3nwzWpcRXJFLQuIPmumq8nbS_CRcgBz_n4Jep9SMPn6mLoY5V41zZ3qZk3oGAQdLIKksoKNUhFUVTWYXWutqiw5hUAPjObf06NV9uyGxgicqvlGrVZpgA89b-scpKWcp9POXKC9knELqr3WaL67qJmE9k6_uqltBGphWjrGMHJpwzpyKmQ0gmUh4VqNC

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