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microsoft-publisher.exe

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 microsoft-publisher.exe by Sambamedia SL 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.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
649d91dfccbe4dddf93e6a06d3d5706d

SHA-1:
604425ad2ba3016e5930e0bfc20d915b42691cd5

SHA-256:
7d67e5a6db9737e898b08ccfbe1ebe6bdbfd3747e01189ced732b6d87d3debc6

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:
4/26/2024 11:03:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.12.5.10

File size:
1.2 MB (1,287,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-publisher.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:
7/4/2014 8:45:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Fzx/gOW0LXXBY1EgzHWMHtLLUz1ydC3aLjARPrzq:15WqBkELsmzgdCQjA5i

Entry address:
0x7F7C

Entry point:
E8, B6, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7B, 14, 00, 00, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, C3, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 33, 62, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 9F, 71, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, B6, 71, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, E8, F0, 42, 00, A3, 30, C0, 44, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, F3, 73, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
7.5733

Code size:
182.5 KB (186,880 bytes)

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