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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Fileprotected has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from officialsoftware.net.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Fileprotected)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
cd2d542ba716d0d226a9dddae5725928

SHA-1:
c8a1b98eee46b5052a4d1f00e1f901c5ff7ae10d

SHA-256:
93aa08c0ac0e15da661786c0b90ee2d8696577d0adb559f01855fa20f222b150

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
11/23/2024 10:32:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
795

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpg
7.11.189.196

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
141130-1

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3273

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
1.0.20.1675

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.64
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a1a6e5b1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
11.2014-01-12_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
14.12.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.12.01.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
15.0.0.1005

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.djoxrs
0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.01.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileprotected.M
14.12.1.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
35224

File size:
320.9 KB (328,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileprotected

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileprotected, O=Fileprotected, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
00EFEBA775B69C3717980399C96E5323EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/30/2014 10:22:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HynUaghS1X0oQNatPcDQ5Opt8EnJaEulZuvhkQpJMImowrKyWPUzP9yI6qCM:mg01Eta3it8EnJru6hkQDMI5a3z9ZCM

Entry address:
0x18D13

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A7, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, 96, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, 96, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
5.9326

Code size:
186 KB (190,464 bytes)

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

http://officialsoftware.net/.../SecureSoftwareUpdate2.php?subid=50ci

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