google chrome.exe

Delimax Concept

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application google chrome.exe by Delimax Concept 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delimax Concept  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5f9c11d017c5a7ea432defa50e4198f6

SHA-1:
06dd43a0f979474ec0f034b2a9bb8541809a1c9d

SHA-256:
5ec7179fe144355896bab28d53c7d03bbd0c8a9d7886c9d354a370b9b76b4882

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
12/4/2024 6:26:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxC (M)
16.4.11.2

File size:
638.7 KB (654,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept, O=Delimax Concept, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
069CC4A932F0EBBF4CDE6CBB8C7AAD67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 3:02:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:d76dUuDscTybB9riZhiuWfba8xTOiKDrz8/0I8+FGkC+zrqHH8zxYLLpTD:d76dUhcT9LiRjaUOi2rgM3uC+QcF+Lh

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
E8, AF, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 60, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 80, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 42, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0B, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.3779

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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