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googletalk_setup.exe

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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 googletalk_setup.exe by File Verified 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 file has been seen being downloaded from filespot1.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by File Verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
GoogleTalk_Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
ad380f9a84ddc58e2e41a32edd191618

SHA-1:
bafa525b108e14ba0b147029051a2ac7c33a1c8f

SHA-256:
891f43d8206269e3709e153be729d241b3e22e8353f9a5eb44d60d3c31f7bdb1

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:
6/25/2025 9:26:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileVeri.Installer (M)
16.7.5.10

File size:
1.8 MB (1,920,640 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\googletalk_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Verified

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Verified, OU=File Verified, O=File Verified, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite 427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3218B54F8331C296189D5EA9E74030ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 9:38:17 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:LTK9lxsaKWsoWwgmgLHfECth5MreZYk6Chvv8pH/:vK9rsaZs4gmgrfECtzTZYk6Chvv8p

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:
6.5022

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,347,072 bytes)

The file googletalk_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://filespot1.com/download.php?cid=1224&file=GoogleTalk_Setup.exe&subid1=50flo&subid2=softwareintl&subid3=actr_anba&subid4=softwaredownloaduk_googletalk&subid5=lp1_NoBrow_NoAdIds_NoKWs

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