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Sambamedia SL

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 itunes.exe by Sambamedia SL has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d63a00c56d2bf8118828ffadea9b8cdd

SHA-1:
1ea97b50f12acae1fd0bcd1541427498ce057427

SHA-256:
b96364f4594b3e36be050ad65bd78076bdc3e0127ede15da2e846657af2bbc56

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 7:20:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
866

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.22

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
1.0.20.1320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.JavaInstaller
0.98/19413

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.3888
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
14.09.21

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6981e7f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.ddtjjz
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SambamediaSL.G
14.9.21.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11126
2.0.0.1929

File size:
1.3 MB (1,407,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/28/2014 11:13:17 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 11:13:17 AM

Subject:
E=contact@sambamediasl.com, CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A6F5CA8560763435DF885221AE3B200F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/11/2014 6:04:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2p0VWX3FaEpJNwPf/apieptFjhaxodNXStHDpfpYSwGIME:2tX2PHaZ/jQaCdpfpCG7

Entry address:
0x8BA0

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 30, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.6785

Code size:
73.5 KB (75,264 bytes)

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