sony vegas.exe

Sambamedia LLC

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 sony vegas.exe by Sambamedia 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.fileshouse.com.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bfeea4fb32fca93573b41a6d69ebf717

SHA-1:
c39ffe5d3d9829bad2b34eff85d277df2c849f86

SHA-256:
bc99edecfcfae279f40b6424318220c1cc8b2bd0cc912ffce0346b1b58ec73e5

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 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:
5/14/2024 1:19:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.4.18.3

File size:
673 KB (689,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B3008B962204B9EFCE56FF0B2B9C2C13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRK:bbkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRK

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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