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googlechrome_updater.exe

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Verified Setup

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 googlechrome_updater.exe, “GoogleChrome_Updater” by Verified Setup 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 Verified Setup)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
GoogleChrome_Updater

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
856c55cb2aae22a30f98094519e33b95

SHA-1:
a9a31a21de138de8cab6e47131675172f6032d69

SHA-256:
1ae242890ec2361850f3868a169f0ef95dd493c8c0d0e177fd29c976163d82a6

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:
5/7/2024 1:38:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
17.2.27.12

File size:
2 MB (2,066,560 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

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\googlechrome_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Verified Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Verified Setup, O=Verified Setup, 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:
00F60AADAAF866F752AE9DB242F68CDFF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/4/2014 1:01:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x17AE

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 14, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, 9C, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, 9C, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, 9C, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, 9C, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, 9C, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.7842  (probably packed)

Code size:
18.5 KB (18,944 bytes)

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