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update_google_chrome.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application update_google_chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0372851d1fb9522171808c85476e5ac4

SHA-1:
d8d0e0bb020662e53a7d12383429bea6845be0f3

SHA-256:
85c656131bf1ef2379f7fea3a8f18dc10928e0028c84bc6172f5221e3a37839b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/26/2024 9:25:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileange.Bundler (M)
16.7.9.14

File size:
70.4 KB (72,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\update_google_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 11:00:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:53iQCx2tGsPq8PI9tHbQMIfGHH70J4gJ2wOeEs9999999999999999999999999P:53iQw21oQMH7cOnsctqpqu9

Entry address:
0x6377

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, 28, B8, 40, 00, E8, B7, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, BC, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, B8, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, B3, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, A4, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 76, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Entropy:
6.0130

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://www.freesoftwaren.com/.../download.php?id=54522552a32c7&i=60013&d=3

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