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chrome_setup.exe

TODO:

InstallMetrix

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_setup.exe by InstallMetrix 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 InstallMetrix)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Chrome_Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
606ac3ba971f4a8696b9061c2ff39298

SHA-1:
9147aeb7dbf2422e428b5fee3ffa043abc938757

SHA-256:
a0afb47b2e2c795c8be3838cbf0276fb660ecc518b22bc380c3d47c34e724219

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:
4/19/2024 4:39:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.TODOComp.Installer (M)
16.7.9.10

File size:
1.8 MB (1,932,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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

Original file name:
InstallerManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallMetrix

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/12/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallMetrix, O=InstallMetrix, 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:
00D76D1CCDDD2588A25DF994768DD6C6B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2014 6:14:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:mAq2Op0ndKPJG04d/TpUdNJNrc9fOXT14msgr/+YOAR6x41boQHk4AV78BSjsHIY:rqp0ndYJOd1UdNJNrwOXT1442YvR6xcj

Entry address:
0x10E931

Entry point:
E8, 12, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 4F, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 99, 7E, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 8B, 45, 10, 85, C0, 75, 14, E8, D4, 1C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0C, 81, 00, 00, 33, C0, C9, C3, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 74, 0D, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 75, 1D, 8B, 08, 85, C9, 75, 17, E8, AB, 1C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 80, 00, 00, 33, C0, E9, 8E, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 11, 57, 66, 85, D2, 74, 2E, 0F, B7, 3E, 8B, 75, 0C, 66, 85, FF, 74, 12, 8B, C7, 66, 3B, C2, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.2547

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,264,640 bytes)

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

http://totalnethits.biz/download_gate.php?cid=1150&file=Chrome_Setup.exe&subid1=li&subid2=crs&subid3=bsr&subid4=chsearch&subid5=garmin.com

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