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INSTALLIUM LTD

The application google chrome.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.bestware.org.
Publisher:
INSTALLIUM LTD  (signed and verified)

Version:
290

MD5:
3214d9e6a3577b5193491e95ccd5657d

SHA-1:
52034e9a6c1f1ebcaf04eec0975edfea14d169d9

SHA-256:
94f5cd0b63ae031bac95eba780efbd12affed6e1f7a68719f0dc464dad01d592

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:
12/24/2024 1:49:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.11.4

File size:
534.9 KB (547,704 bytes)

Product version:
290

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
SuperTanker.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD, O=INSTALLIUM LTD, STREET=1 Habarzel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=Israel, PostalCode=6971001, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A9C5DEFC7BFC682621B9876DFC5F23EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2014 12:10:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x83B26

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5008

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

Code size:
519 KB (531,456 bytes)

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

http://dl.bestware.org/services/api/installer/.../directInstaller?locale=en_US&api=14&publisher=ff8080814495d4af0144977e97110004&coid=ff80808144441949014444cb19dc002d&CID=273814&AFID=304470&installerid=ff8080814473c1f3014473c9068f0000&pageId=ppcvlcplayer_us&cn=Google Chrome&afcid=CMKSwbuwjb8CFRJk7AodQnEAew

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