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impress.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 impress.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.programagno.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d5a1c3e8cd929b947e2e0bb055ca5539

SHA-1:
2c174210e97a6d29a554baec6a7654bd83e69ace

SHA-256:
b04d396ae6f505cce600f31836567538a571e10df738e3d7494cd489d5970e2c

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:
6/22/2025 3:32:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.1

File size:
669.9 KB (686,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRD:NbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRD

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 impress.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://admin.programagno.com/Zhs8KAW03RyUkN2YiXXZ5pf1wkG3Rwp184ss6uVNy-Bb6jT14IdpSa8fp4LveNWTQXDMw7C_gGb4Mi9cMNxh5ORfYsoGFY4TIHb1FZ_igpuh3e_xi4eu5pIjPgEvrQOnefKhCX8dxxdLJYFw-fOzl7AkjVRFjEdoM84Ot6G-ynhxeZ1x5gtjiWiuLKYD880_-uuTjWwKFNYsPeH4nNRHGFpp8lU9NAHYFyEU3ybhJLWFCbbkT8kbI04t3QAsCgp0Cbsxhh9CA93YX6me6xOa8Jqe5WUqAfH2F2c2AmhRytXcbY2pHbh2EQ7nEPiRVJr7lf6TszwpF7sbECmIP-xeMpB6533aFnYQXK1umNbca8wwvQ4jW6X7yJINTtWeKmLptNC3Sx8wSwjq3jRvHSnqa1QqW18QFO8aG5n1-3z-HrE

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