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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 Spincommand 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from officialsoftware.net.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Spincommand)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a2701ca5f80dc63daa5e3becc4e2c53d

SHA-1:
ef8cd81a78cbcd60d0309e829ec345b58b2b04d5

SHA-256:
eb419acbd829a6933f772a569a4f4bccc20fc601722ae2f9859a30b6ff0de9d8

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 '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:
11/23/2024 10:56:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Spincomm.Installer (M)
16.4.5.2

File size:
307.4 KB (314,744 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:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spincommand

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Spincommand, O=Spincommand, 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:
00F49870F5D3FA7D981D0069DE3D2EBBC7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 2:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uLJ0fR0rOr+H5B9RZmAaQUvaxPk92lAB:gICA+v9RMAaQUvaA2q

Entry address:
0x15DA3

Entry point:
E8, CC, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 10, 5E, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 9C, 55, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
5.8837

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://officialsoftware.net/.../SecureSoftwareUpdate2.php?subid=c22..

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