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MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application chrome.exe, “Internet Setup ” by MaxAgile (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
Installer Internet Software   (signed by MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
5.2.5.5

MD5:
0ec15023c8acebb62b645dc25fe48a69

SHA-1:
ccb640f7b784e9f3958fadd9cb087fbdae5676ee

SHA-256:
f9fcdbce8f734258ce72d1cebec99c32b7abe58b0a40794bdcd4b57779126853

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 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:
11/27/2024 4:54:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.29.10

File size:
960.6 KB (983,656 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4

Copyright:
Web Software application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/6/2015 6:15:09 AM

Valid to:
5/6/2016 6:15:09 AM

Subject:
CN=MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211CEEF3464D93C12050D0BF10B3611F89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SYxgyFIKznyhftCljsOs4pjCRvab23Z7GY28TNrWDgGn1onYvYWbsRKG:SSdOQnyYsX4pj0aby68TNWMG1oAYWbs3

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.signscyclebinaries.com/c?x=C4HaOo5zkRb5VVyb47d5aozvdqSbPgCY0TaXAot5w3M=&c=jH/CjTyXgJPq42 jTD1njwmKGzY82eN1vA6MD4UMN5ZTJgnAglkLy6VjfpJhByj78oKstHSnzPreIbV2s4GcOjdUoJF2XiUZQ6X 6eUmdRbdzk6Df59gvAdmvDy82SHAnZNejrFVAFP9LlpwPZzbyA==&downloadAs=chrome.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup_34.0.1847.116.exe

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