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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.

File name:

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by Fileangels)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

4.0.0.1

MD5:

7aad1c18c02ac52343a6b4178cfa2d9f

SHA-1:

fc2bd575622e5bb49a1a7dfd2faff3881c8f52e0

SHA-256:

c1f74eb082493cd585a19c6513b05cd6d18e7086b465e8cbb36a0c3e85eb5301

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:

4/16/2024 5:47:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.Fileange.Bundler (M)

16.5.13.4

File size:

69.9 KB (71,536 bytes)

Product version:

4.0.0.1

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:

10/17/2014 8:58:34 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:9zQ7dVnlR5zzGEYDARQ/5TcO6zPZU9pAdQjBDwQo8g:9zQx3GNDAR9O6zPEAdQaKg

Entry address:

0x449B

Entry point:

E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 24, 61, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 0D, 45, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, B0, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C... 
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Entropy:

5.7009

Code size:

16.5 KB (16,896 bytes)

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

http://www.freesoftwaren.com/.../download.php?id=54455125853de&i=60013&d=3

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