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chrome_setup.exe

TODO:

InstallMetrix

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_setup.exe by InstallMetrix 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. 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:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by InstallMetrix)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Chrome_Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
41d19f2ffd63bd5fff50b1d40b89f899

SHA-1:
82aa6a201d93e1ff366774a831e6175da0b526e0

SHA-256:
6eccd8e24d83e6ef43e8574772864b94e97ea61a5da64b492ed7be007ee7e888

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:
12/25/2024 1:20:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
16.7.29.12

File size:
1.9 MB (1,941,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallerManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallMetrix

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/12/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallMetrix, O=InstallMetrix, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D76D1CCDDD2588A25DF994768DD6C6B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2014 6:24:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:sZFZqbZdQqDBmFBXbuB2LUBDy84cbvgANP1OOfq3oqceGnLPsbkUv:sZqbZd5DwpbPLUBDy84cbvgANtq3oNeT

Entry address:
0x11069B

Entry point:
E8, 2A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 6F, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B1, 7E, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 8B, 45, 10, 85, C0, 75, 14, E8, EA, 1C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 24, 81, 00, 00, 33, C0, C9, C3, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 74, 0D, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 75, 1D, 8B, 08, 85, C9, 75, 17, E8, C1, 1C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, FB, 80, 00, 00, 33, C0, E9, 8E, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 11, 57, 66, 85, D2, 74, 2E, 0F, B7, 3E, 8B, 75, 0C, 66, 85, FF, 74, 12, 8B, C7, 66, 3B, C2, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.2502

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,271,808 bytes)

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

http://totalnethits.biz/download_gate.php?cid=1150&file=Chrome_Setup.exe&subid1=li&subid2=anba&subid3=bsr&subid4=campaigntest1_lp9b2&subid5=sprint.c

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