google chrome.exe

Setup

SAFe install opt

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application google chrome.exe by SAFe install opt 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SAFe install opt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
92db44c44048ac9782a72d7496d2a707

SHA-1:
0065edecf2c41ecfa43f0e0be6b152e1c67c8d18

SHA-256:
fd5d39a69b0ebd77660c6a69ca58994fddf2da12da9d4fe1abb7df7f5daebfd0

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 '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:
11/2/2024 3:25:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.SAFeinstallopt.Installer (M)
16.2.2.16

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar10-192716-390b6bbe-b618-4dbb-8cf6-c39007c0f5ec.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SAFe install opt, O=SAFe install opt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
21F09287DB1643385B8B637938596AFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/10/2015 8:27:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1bSaE4mvt/AnCPMc6iBIgWGfQrqx/SNpZgakcDI1:1bSv4mvGnC0c3LNorqRKpZgakcS

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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