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chrome_watcher.dll

Chromium

Fuyuan Zhou

The module chrome_watcher.dll by Fuyuan Zhou has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
The Chromium Authors  (signed by Fuyuan Zhou)

Product:
Chromium

Version:
51.0.2704.70

MD5:
f94667899f4b48a69f4fdb1ad82f0927

SHA-1:
91c2f978819114277082719231fb2d55d967099d

SHA-256:
cb5d17089ef8bcf85c3a7aa39d09d4ba2bd9585e46e3ec3f954f5238866d82a9

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.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 11:29:13 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.27.14

File size:
412.4 KB (422,272 bytes)

Product version:
51.0.2704.70

Copyright:
Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
chrome_watcher.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\chromium\application\chrome_watcher.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fuyuan Zhou

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fuyuan Zhou, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4AC20618E32CD1852F905D6065B9B8B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2016 2:37:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KeIjkI/aECzBSP+yTwf+IlXfpC0tHzpe3c7RbCGfRn/P:K+I/8dv9+3cd7RH

Entry address:
0x36969

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 75, 07, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, B1, FE, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 15, A4, 30, 05, 10, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 54, 31, 05, 10, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, FF, 15, 34, 30, 05, 10, 50, FF, 15, 38, 30, 05, 10, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17, E8, 76, A3, 01, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 02, 59, CD, 29, A3, 10, 37, 06, 10, 89, 0D, 0C, 37, 06, 10, 89, 15, 08, 37, 06, 10, 89, 1D, 04, 37, 06, 10, 89, 35, 00, 37, 06...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
326.5 KB (334,336 bytes)

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