installer_access_2013_professional_plus_15_0_4454_10_french.exe

Chrome.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_access_2013_professional_plus_15_0_4454_10_french.exe by Free Software 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 file has been seen being downloaded from french.eazel.com.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome.exe

Version:
1.1.0.2

MD5:
4215ba9d8191779012595b9a25ed3a92

SHA-1:
16540fbf43de1b538ef9ab85a70fb349a8287920

SHA-256:
5c0badacec549cf300fe9a80702c6d20079d1a276303b50812a6e51747c9bb1a

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:
12/26/2024 2:49:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.14

File size:
652 KB (667,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Chrome.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_access_2013_professional_plus_15_0_4454_10_french.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 11:06:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ohA4z8oQKBiU08X+ST6qiyIV3HFZyTlOQTnvru7pDtoF1Mm:ohAADuxQ12n3FOOUvgpDtq1Z

Entry address:
0x1C408

Entry point:
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Code size:
380.5 KB (389,632 bytes)

The file installer_access_2013_professional_plus_15_0_4454_10_french.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.