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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 setup.exe by Sambamedia SL has been detected as adware by 26 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp201.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e63c5a5876f34c7d517d4adf01c2f4e

SHA-1:
d76c148c9c8870da509972dfd21a8480bcf14789

SHA-256:
f99f674372f24ff50a06aec08a09af4310f2023a5f5fa9eee94acc0ef15db658

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 9:42:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
836

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.180.40

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-R [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1470

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-748106
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
19867

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26972
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.10.21

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.867736
10/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7488f3d7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-21-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.21.12

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.882

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dbitvx
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SambamediaSL.F
14.10.21.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.194616
2.0.0.1962

File size:
790.5 KB (809,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

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):
12288:4JPvrbffDMI573n9+D9nseUQQAFKk3hsBFIH7cGsPDaYx+qC/J:4JPjbXDMI57nkZ1hsBFYwF+p/J

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.

http://www.lpmxp201.com/.../Setup.exe

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