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google earth.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 google earth.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 file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnoela.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9fc2823a0a9529926248b7a39a990c44

SHA-1:
2b92bb290d91a823c2f968ce9d153108f5f2d685

SHA-256:
05124aecda4f6a12251606eb41aa82d3e99d1fcd2898896c5fbefd0053b43e61

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:
5/4/2024 11:08:23 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.3.18.6

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 earth.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 3:59:59 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 1:08:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7s9eJNhvHIzi0SRHxmVUOXem8MXv4LnroIEf/bWjD5bCETr+CAImjCcj04PY5:7s9eJTyil8UOX9xXv4von/KhbjTzAY5

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:
7.8652

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnoela.com/2TlyuMaiLsTLvClMM7oIcRAGyfWKNtmY12cvoLmL--wgWG-DvgDa3Uk9iC1YZAGVSayxLaE2M9lIEB0Zcs_NVqOFFi97vXPXKhesu2e-1gpkt_Jni5kJfWFeDtRLNriJO2PrMjrAme0clRA3t931YmyOQU7jvhm8q38QUSHLNs0pl1W9_9oxCObHwebUhjXO-NXYWf3XCi9i8j6st9DtdV-16IzCR4IHzr5DC7WH3LpLgrjptOyTpVqyjPMI_Rf-vRCgM2QxjD5t1g9LLjzX-Dx6JmHyir4-iBIJ1trELrb80VxTAERXcjxunXP3cNaaTptUqheFsGSb4eHDm0oa62fuZKjMTX7_Nr_71BznUZsinapjrbZzOFzl7qwg4yL_3LCJIO94Bu5llugNOx4tCKnE6cPrXzJhVuInx-Krf2SKdhA3GDn7TlteegNZirVZ

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