googletranslatetool_setup.exe

SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application googletranslatetool_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from google-translate-tool.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
78f0d022e4b1db2cea67af6cdc16eaa9

SHA-1:
6a449d11d4ea45a6342c89242d46ba04cba0c278

SHA-256:
f9996f28bb7ded4bd35cf5bf47c06f484855aebd348272f0e961372d17e268ec

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 1:23:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SOFTWARE.Installer (M)
16.7.6.21

File size:
75.3 KB (77,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 10:33:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:APy+8F9KgAlO8q1uOKUCYsQrP+W8851la:AQF9elDOKUpP+h85Xa

Entry address:
0x6FDD

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9709

Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

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