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google-chrome.exe

Free-mium GmbH

The executable google-chrome.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from tmpfile1.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Free-mium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b0837f6d702b5611b26e66d781dec23

SHA-1:
288f30f713cce3bc0415870d56e564a18c0d2854

SHA-256:
aa413f48e35f3640d28972c7bb6c21161487d1390f620a60dcfd09a25fb9275a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 3:47:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.2.17

File size:
515.4 KB (527,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free-mium GmbH

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Free-mium GmbH, O=Free-mium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
3AF8BC0C86618D48C79383622867AB5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/18/2016 6:01:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V+48ShyJPsn2y6cGTcnf/kqwBmd0SWTpAXScK:wS2+hGHBmd0bTqXSr

Entry address:
0x14A9C

Entry point:
E8, B4, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 30, 45, 45, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 41, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, 72, 47, 00, 89, 0D, B4, 72, 47, 00, 89, 15, B0, 72, 47, 00, 89, 1D, AC, 72, 47, 00, 89, 35, A8, 72, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
331.5 KB (339,456 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile1.blob.core.windows.net/check2/download77/covus_trackings/.../google-chrome.exe

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