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google-chrome.exe

VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb

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 VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb 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:
VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd6a6bf1b37b8921b495426d00c1ef55

SHA-1:
02be846314c1276a14d3012fea9e0dcb69854a16

SHA-256:
a1ae644c9bc4a3835deb8f1e375b26e9562bb78fddeec8889a5b6547acd62f7f

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:
11/27/2024 2:04:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.8.29.16

File size:
623.4 KB (638,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb, O=VERIFIED SOFTWARE snb, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7AF1676F5AA70E4C13D24B9BD216BBB5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:++dn/xRuIZ/kJeeGGL3TyhKViotzlbigecVupFfsvBLu:++Nr9BKeetL3Vnth+geQC1gK

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9493

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download-file.downloadzone.org/download/684/.../

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