setup.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 setup.exe by Sambamedia SL has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp201.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f83f3be38195fdf91e77f624e2ff16a7

SHA-1:
0317d46bdc7a31e4088c468a134bebf555b02ef3

SHA-256:
e1105eeab3ee8f3f5dbd5ea94eb3b681200c498ff398581f9f153aa4a4c602bd

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/24/2024 7:37:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140612

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3446

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18505

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26825
9.0.1.0163

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Generic
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3725

McAfee
PUP-FIG!80B7D2700B25
5600.7102

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.12.12

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.6.12.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14610

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
30086

File size:
790.5 KB (809,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, STREET="La Botavara, 1 2", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B3AB0358C7184E7B47E1675806B74132

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2014 6:30:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oJPvrbffDMI573n9+D9nseUQQAFKk3hsBFIH7cGsPDaYx+qC/F:oJPjbXDMI57nkZ1hsBFYwF+p/F

Entry address:
0x4D446

Entry point:
E8, ED, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 43, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D5, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B5, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F4, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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

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