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autoupdate_for_chrome.exe

Microsoft

Jambo Digital Ltd

The application autoupdate_for_chrome.exe by Jambo Digital has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2vp2kcbbstvjh.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Microsoft Ltd.  (signed by Jambo Digital Ltd)

Product:
Microsoft

Description:
Microsoft Helper

Version:
1.2.0.1

MD5:
6c73aa66103fd6a3f0615885bbb20e18

SHA-1:
2ed06df6e0b873c1a8f752fa4efad892bdac4d8d

SHA-256:
e4556b4eb04ea156d4f31117b5ea2202b0c9bee597d73e3761f2a0c7c3d49598

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:52:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Jambo.JamboDigital (M)
16.1.21.21

File size:
1.7 MB (1,731,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.1

Copyright:
Microsoft (c) Company Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
testing.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\autoupdate_for_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Jambo Digital Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Jambo Digital Ltd, O=Jambo Digital Ltd, STREET=10103, STREET=2 Kaufman Yehezkel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=tel aviv, PostalCode=6801294, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00FF5BC07E4661258F35AB329DB2F6B5CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2013 12:59:48 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vRCHYcSV53qqsN922RzRPvdDjR6vbA+B:vRnVKP2uRBjR8bA+

Entry address:
0x11BEF

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 94, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, EE, 42, 00, E8, 2B, 3B, 00, 00, E8, 50, 44, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 9D, 93, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 15, 48, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, D0, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

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

https://d2vp2kcbbstvjh.cloudfront.net/core/chrome/.../AutoUpdate_for_Chrome.exe

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