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Application Prog installer

CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application google-chrome.exe, “Application Prog installer Setup ” by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
Application   (signed by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application Prog installer

Description:
Application Prog installer Setup

Version:
5.5.1.4

MD5:
0a6ad1e87924d8158b62e615afb8e782

SHA-1:
d1446a366141e39927736970f99d0160ab40f26d

SHA-256:
99df5f7a6c8da3a7641a4341d89900ceb731364f986d33e3e0be108becf3d28e

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:
5/11/2024 9:11:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.11.15

File size:
894.2 KB (915,704 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

Copyright:
Soft Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 9:08:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 9:08:00 PM

Subject:
CN=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215DCA5769E6C445E0FF9ADF5CD149DC4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2uewR3biPYzAHxfhZ6uDZzn92eKpZajvNgDBSL2xL:2jQJzExfhAwZznqZajNg1Sa

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:
7.9228

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.appscleanapplication.com/c?x=o04WOrr3rfEwduoxrDL49/Cl45Nz74nR9EEioC5Vk U=&c=4aItUNGSEY9FFiEgJj24m0cn6Py2S/22qpHVDkI6/F1m65vcKjuCUPJvUmiggjcvFTbgepd0uYFg2fxxIrZohWYkXZv95bUT8l8cbk0RM9NXYpc/wQZQAzr8R5wUbdF3DiB4koHlpdDqxOrWwzxxaFQrx6TrLH/2V/P55nhy51M=&downloadAs=google-chrome.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup29.exe

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