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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:
289

MD5:
c7388a153c9e768b3c15d553e208836a

SHA-1:
b38669c894db6d54e53d27ebafc3da647d42c9f2

SHA-256:
ffd53858f073dd11215a6f6b9f74fc01312028e7dcff28740f8fc95b5af4b9ca

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:
11/23/2024 11:09:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLI (M)
16.7.11.11

File size:
533.9 KB (546,680 bytes)

Product version:
289

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/24/2015 4:59:59 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:
5/22/2014 1:13:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QpvLrHizKGznE/gEzrKs7EM8R+zbTC/bXRYCmvqSkTDN:QpvLrCzKGzETrn8RYby2CmvkTh

Entry address:
0x836C6

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.4997

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

Code size:
518 KB (530,432 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=CN2si-758r4CFYhsfgodnHUAqA

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