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chrome_updater_setup.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_updater_setup.exe, “Chrome_Updater_Setup” 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. 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:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Start Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Chrome_Updater_Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
76bbac196637f8068c2a5028b4c88998

SHA-1:
cd189c2fefef5892e6aab7f4aea98b3b5e8eb1f0

SHA-256:
787b122815b5986feed82f571dd9ca65e146f2331dfd751e6d6a2b4b5432dd77

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 '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:
5/4/2024 2:00:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
17.3.10.18

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_updater_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 7:59:59 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 4:38:17 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_updater_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://winfileddl.com/download_gate.php?cid=1420&file=Chrome_Updater_Setup.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=sup&subid3=ylp8a_tca7c&subid4=nwbs_ronpgun2exch&subid5=lp1b_ch_22862_1955

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