chrome_frame_helper.dll

Google Chrome Frame

SIEN S.A.

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The module chrome_frame_helper.dll, “Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.” by SIEN S.A has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 SIEN SuperInstall installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
The Chromium Authors  (signed by SIEN S.A.)

Product:
Google Chrome Frame

Description:
Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.

Version:
32.1.1700.77

MD5:
cc936c30faaafcd05bec00ca87ec0878

SHA-1:
218f6a62fe754dabb235c5b66bd143c0173f073d

SHA-256:
8ea6d635439f08f58208da58d9d04ed05d088701a49b4fd56ae7fbed5af999a6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
4/25/2024 10:17:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.3.1.13

File size:
55.8 KB (57,144 bytes)

Product version:
32.1.1700.77

Copyright:
Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
chrome_frame_helper.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\1stbrowser\application\32.1.1700.77\chrome_frame_helper.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/21/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SIEN S.A., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
514EA00D30C8C244C3E818890BF73967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 10:58:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1AEB

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, AA, 16, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, C0, D2, 00, 10, FF, 15, 7C, 80, 00, 10, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 6F, 19, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 78, 80, 00, 10, 50, E8, 1F, 19, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 50, CF, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 4C, CF, 00, 10, 89, 15, 48, CF, 00, 10, 89, 1D, 44, CF, 00, 10, 89...
 
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Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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