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chrome_setup.exe

Swift Installer

Install Beta

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe by Install Beta has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from imtrk.trktoo.com.
Publisher:
Install Beta  (signed and verified)

Product:
Swift Installer

MD5:
e66811811bf830a85263c43afa5ef52a

SHA-1:
4a554bc537c8afc8cbdb7cea234e4409b2d8fd1a

SHA-256:
bc641ae8374ef548336aed08e22064846374d1bd981d10824cc1febc01987c58

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:05:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.503272
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160124

AVG
Generic_r
2017.0.2854

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.8756
9.0.1.024

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY (variant)
10.11411

F-Prot
W32/S-f8f9eddb
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Bredolab
t3scan.1.8.9.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.765

McAfee
Artemis!1483B6DA2165
5600.6510

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dncdze
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.ab6
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallBeta.Installer (M)
16.1.24.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
38964

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.6464
2.0.0.2123

File size:
491.5 KB (503,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Beta

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Beta, O=Install Beta, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
009A48736EA8E3F31268B7C9D99C833A71

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eQiGFLH+wGHrv6AvWo+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJo3:eQiY+iAvWDMBTlP0QjcpMXVJo3

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.4246

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?s=2765773827

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