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Installer application

CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application google-chrome.exe, “Installer application 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:
Software Application   (signed by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer application

Description:
Installer application Setup

Version:
4.2.5.0

MD5:
8f340fda2fa61d5b08f4bdfb1e50d9bc

SHA-1:
d5249d08cc49ff3cc0f735d538f23aec98d820d1

SHA-256:
32ced9b23432a46ba7d315733ad643b6e1cb579dfad00b00a8f0124bce04f2c7

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:
5/2/2024 12:29:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.7.5

File size:
966.2 KB (989,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{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:nofaHxcEN8HhkvEZQaC+dzxP0OcmuqxAcMxhBc:ng8RakcC+dzxMu2cMRc

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:
7.9337

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.bestletterhouse.com/c?x=R1SVe9sbDmHn6DY1mxG6xAk41fnO03GZzSmKBRlUmLU=&c=bcBaABceaa0gjf67Fve3VOf84MIvUPfwmy9ML0kJGFgojr 2hKvYgIP59K0SDfopJJYieVrSCMHsviYnDHsvpcXQyNh5XsuB988vZfUKO5xz IYdkDx8XcQ/WreTScRYDJYFRoMGkpouse3RWntMyF3DpBVdUokn9VA7uFnAFfs=&downloadAs=google-chrome.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup29.exe

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