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chrome_setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Build Input 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
cc8904e73b0c579c43075024b2ec92de

SHA-1:
a5f5534ae98d37f879434b5c6030cd4cbf9f91f0

SHA-256:
a96ef7de99cac3657d8c003d828fc25805f2a5a91366632532c6afe89994989a

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:
11/25/2024 10:50:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.8.23

File size:
122.9 KB (125,816 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 12:55:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:kwxLWDkkgblEZOdpPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqe702LaU:zFWDkkyCZOdmMXrIakTCme08

Entry address:
0x6305

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, B1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, B1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9769

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?s=2682659208

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