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File Validated

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 chrome.exe by File Validated 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 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:
File Validated  (signed and verified)

MD5:
82c0608237600cb8473a3f83d7f93994

SHA-1:
a62c669ed62267d53e5bd9f4688ff61b5c7150f9

SHA-256:
c1797783c87937a5bbf4a2d2a6e35195517b6449647258b3f787bcc550c82f99

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:
11/16/2024 9:58:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileVali (M)
16.5.13.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,148,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, STREET="345 Grove Street, Second Floor", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94102, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E2278F549ABFA7B55EC33EAEB0B4D0EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 2:18:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1tb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7aLQ8P/tPmjcl/qe1Fyad6AY:mVg5tQ7aLpP/tPmAjW45Y

Entry address:
0x25F74

Entry point:
E8, 6A, CE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A3, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0603

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

http://www.rain2maker.biz/.../281?filename=Chrome.exe&subid1=88ess&subid2=sup&subid3=buh8m_cir9a&subid4=RONus2_RONus2&subid5=hublp7_ch_7532_param2

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