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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.programagno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a75da8c11d8aad9a1deb046915ea186a

SHA-1:
f6e9c671d5a7a54752d405bd7eaecbdb0f2d752f

SHA-256:
2563bafb2ab6944b471df5b493bc50f87f5b2c8745c499e207f6700a7f4dc476

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:
11/10/2025 4:08:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.13

File size:
672.8 KB (688,960 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 earth.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 12:59:59 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:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZR6:2bkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZR6

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://admin.programagno.com/pAozq0ebaSse_nMVmsW6L7y-ztzHuFN3JxubSzcLoAI3hYG1L31nhhjkbSV6p8r95aGsjAiJKX6HJrclbyQq7_xYEsBHoDsAqeVzloQ7xW2qw-VFKsmLsFzbVK6XE1MW9uTA4ITlnaR3hz-Iyg1rEEFpkgdClcPzfjronc-9AFXHUcMdNxAOs4b5HJsW7yf9CZNTCWfQWJ1Zqbn-J0pOXJRx_uKEwhG0DXyDLLBm0sT00lvitwHW6NKnjp9nHbEXyLvy_yhecKHfVC55ftNzNIutMdyKKzTavmD6t28XgA5TRCrEOJinlraEm2h11SRIkewz_Ao9u2jeobJw-QEUy12sqGwt3rNz_ZslcAKIyPKCX0itqqcmEAZYe7ENt-h4AWbGmmcN6i3Lqlc3vEDq5_OCJ4v2OakqQH24ypqGZF8yhO_Kw5cHMb_NV_F0SKvG

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