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 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
31cc5a7e43e98858886bb9656c8b9ff5

SHA-1:
8d2055413408e1de0665b6adfabf390bafbaed31

SHA-256:
3347f9e537e0aa26d22e8b5d2884b246bc208e952da1e250df09289395f44116

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 6:49:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
928

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.163.92

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-R [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3406

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1015

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18934

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3943
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-07_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7062

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.609

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.22.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.F
14.7.22.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
813.5 KB (833,016 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:
5/16/2014 11:53:05 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7hta0rP+QCufgCnnAOkE52PC2oa20ztTNzZtvHkjsfEBJ7IsPDaYEueJ:7htn1gCnnPklC2KEZtvHkA0NPu

Entry address:
0x50D08

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 87, 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, A9, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D3, 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, 64, 0F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B3, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 5A, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

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