chrome.am__8584_il3320.exe

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chrome.am__8584_il3320.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. 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:

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
8b08aed4858e02c5b9b20427ac5b6204

SHA-1:
bb7f082af369a812a917c38d04bfa1c2a65463b0

SHA-256:
ee831095569229f3dc0c94673f5e10cbee9d7273f6f5d6e45e8d62db2916ebe1

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/6/2024 4:46:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.182.180

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14111

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BY (variant)
8.10654

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
11/2/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Monetizer
v2014.11.02.11

McAfee
Artemis!7E6C890D68D1
5600.6959

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.V
14.11.1.9

Sophos
Generic PUA OD
4.98

File size:
485.6 KB (497,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome.am__8584_il3320.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 4:02:37 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 4:02:37 AM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Rannana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B1B72BCEFC0E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/29/2014 5:41:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+LFU2oitpf5hCPFZYdfUUvPqVq3DemMxCFG:+2ztZYRUySVq3DhDFG

Entry address:
0x13CF6

Entry point:
E8, A8, 75, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, BC, A1, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 5E, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, A8, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 60, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, A1, 3B, 00, FF, 15, F8, 10, 3B, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, BC, A1, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 14, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 5E, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 16, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.3783

Code size:
191 KB (195,584 bytes)

The file chrome.am__8584_il3320.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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