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Verified Setup

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file Installer.exe, “GoogleChrome_Updater” by Verified Setup 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 InstallMetrix Software installer.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Verified Setup)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
GoogleChrome_Updater

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
5fc69a072c337b8f28e4af74258e47b1

SHA-1:
6aa4679fd2164cdae578d60991bca5f4badb90a3

SHA-256:
3663087ab4bdd2162c2059e9687cff89ed5d26e07bc24ecf9755abea6580ad31

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 2:58:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
17.3.13.2

File size:
2 MB (2,066,560 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Installer.exe

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\trz36d0.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Verified Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Verified Setup, O=Verified Setup, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
00F60AADAAF866F752AE9DB242F68CDFF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/4/2014 3:01:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x17AE

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 14, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, 9C, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, 9C, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, 9C, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, 9C, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, 9C, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, 9C, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, 9C, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.7842  (probably packed)

Code size:
18.5 KB (18,944 bytes)

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