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Bage

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google chrome.exe, “Bage Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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 installCore 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:
Darwen Marketing Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bage

Description:
Bage Setup

Version:
5.5.4.3

MD5:
41bc3183b5e00f5469620592fe749884

SHA-1:
701e9f6efc1543d8ddea41b91037d8fb5562031e

SHA-256:
b32237936f9d305d6628c344bf1e018c12d82f9f4e222347415517f0806e87a2

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 8:39:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.4.4.0

File size:
1013.4 KB (1,037,688 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google%20chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nqkRgzlGUy5dJ6zP5XvMCpBSDbF/X1IhsyPRhIT0miGNGK:nZWZGz5+zxXvVXSDpv0sM8VNG

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.quickbinariesvaults.com/c?x=3P56Ep7YDWMRiURcQYvv6UDrFi4BjUGRXEYrwpmtoCc=&c=sxUwmOj7j5kpBuo9/fbFLrFFwf1 3Wlf /VUf8wdDMUAQpZDD7TTsqMrTe0/J8rdaA8YDUBfirZsRTqaheaLFjcza7deoEep6vV6K5tc/4rMvIkmQXJE8qFN/.../Ami&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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