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google-chrome.exe

Sik

PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application google-chrome.exe, “Sik Setup ” by PremiumBeam (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.

File name:

google-chrome.exe

Publisher:

PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Sik

Description:

Sik Setup

MD5:

1f6c1b62fcbd88fe9deb3ac879a2040d

SHA-1:

d4ba57fe3874ccc0e58630f3b36d494102ba3442

SHA-256:

828698184f5f09a46fa4e5820b5fde4bcb134b3e062df4dcc62a2b990ff04513

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:

4/26/2024 10:37:09 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)

16.4.3.21

File size:

1 MB (1,067,832 bytes)

Product version:

5.5

Software

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:

PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 9:52:56 AM

Valid to:

4/22/2016 10:45:10 AM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11218E8F84D2C9611A0D9227D7A1EEA68998

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:b6q2oi8gYt2o/xsHmdI+7fdgiyQXtUzqjiLKNc:bjC8jt7qmdI+7/p8R8

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.9061

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile3779.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/29494/.../google-chrome.exe

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