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chrome.exe

TODO:

Start Installer

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chrome.exe by Start Installer 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 InstallMetrix Software installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Start Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Chrome

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
91e2f67fd0c4e617efb0d93c5c733fcf

SHA-1:
89e54b3551e97afee21bf3f29814a4e5550d6f88

SHA-256:
f50211cfc87450f5ecadbce9b45db0d50ac89f0f3fdd52d4c877801834a0acf5

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:
5/3/2024 6:47:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
17.3.12.16

File size:
1.8 MB (1,920,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Installer, OU=Start Installer, O=Start Installer, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
698FCE4EEDDA7C3853C0A7CDE049BA16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 3:38:17 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x120FDB

Entry point:
E8, 3B, 83, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, A1, 59, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 42, 06, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 6D, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 13, E8, EF, 12, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, E1, 89, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 53, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, FF, 74, 14, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 0F, 56, 57, 50, E8, 3E, 61, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, EB, 36, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 0C, 18, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 09, E8, AE, 12, 00, 00, 6A, 16, EB, 0C, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 13, E8, A0...
 
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Entropy:
6.5014

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,347,072 bytes)

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

https://listfile5.com/download.php?cid=1466&file=Chrome.exe&subid1=88ess&subid2=sup&subid3=buh8m_cir9a&subid4=RONus2_RONus2&subid5=hublp7_ch_8216_param2

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