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whatsapp.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 whatsapp.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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f97c322f64e2c7214f60ff1ad0663d9

SHA-1:
fb912cd737689852b0de0c3908c2d658469251fe

SHA-256:
33829b8355171eb7f7909c6fc15904bca76b01d334b0ecc61126889d223d81a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/29/2024 11:00:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.8.6

File size:
1.2 MB (1,291,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\whatsapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
10/8/2015 12:21:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 10, 30, 89, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 7B, F6, 86, 66, 81, 81, 9F, B5, C5, 6D, 51, D0, 1C, A5, 55, 89, 56, EC, 8F, 62, B8, D3, 51, 8A, BF, B2, 47, 53, A3, 5A, 2B, 53, 9D, 8E, 62, 9F, 45, 7E, AC, 4C, E0, 06, 7E, BD, 53, 9A, EE, 15, D5, F2, 47, 12, E8, 0D, 5F, AD, 62, 5F, DD, D0, B1, 72, 8F, BE, 65, 2B, 3B, 04, 0B, C8, 9A, 4D, 5A, 89, 76, 8C, 88, 56, 18, 67, 18, 9D, 48, 22, 92, BB, 7D, BE, 68, EF, A4, 82, 3B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.6 MB (3,757,056 bytes)

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