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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:
eb47ddea77e719193c29da5b4015af25

SHA-1:
f4a0e0a51efa687691193bac488742f355545a60

SHA-256:
44401cb495d08840cc35bea1918207821d12582352071105310a5e9429b87826

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 11:13:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.9.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,263,888 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:
12/3/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 5:29:59 AM

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:
10/19/2015 4:57:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:71n2oeePAAV2gNRQt3MuQWFZwtiOqk4PP4TSzN0PwnC37g00KfZltXozL:dP37G3xPwtnqk7TSzCInCLn0qZl5U

Entry address:
0x47749B

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9849

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
3.6 MB (3,758,080 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnodnw.com/KtEctq-wlXgNbpdIAIwD9dK_0eY3HU6XostvrzhXExGgwFONYiBtyN1SSmuxULl9BwnfvCZm3ZZZCAb8dpzfDgVi89RKgj0LLSAcuQnDWlWHJTxflWjxtlt4sS6YVocD0ZKNuluyisbcpposOAC9l35gcnhwGRo3c3CQIuSj_7VW0ZUbtdGifIxXrhZRH4TScsjDh85IdGMCdLlkqcuUPfdTayFfB6ZtvgtkgslzjMiQFvLZ1DyE0KdnCH8eeBtX_FY1jA4tE35XPArdiIG-uKti7LuDtx4f8H3zjloeTiKBwJiX25T-NSVaNXIX-cIsZVcwMug56-ZvvSQWxAuaOppAzCdCjiVOItdsWcCjjcarKB6btcX9-gkZCfSsuFTbv_9FWF-s6Umm4oWcmjOI0ptE4RxVBHD_LMuIpdbsoL4

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