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installer_google_chrome_english.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_google_chrome_english.exe by Sanflex 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 Tightrope WebInstall 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Sanflex (signed and verified)

MD5:

0d0dbf5bdc5182b21138c8ba9907e47f

SHA-1:

a7d09b22228078f2d98cca7054140c8ab8ef4152

SHA-256:

752d4561fef4a030da1ecc8eda8677e2dd4eee4ee0e05b88a55f67c37288a778

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:

2/25/2025 6:56:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope.Bundler

15.5.3.0

File size:

820.9 KB (840,568 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_google_chrome_english.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Sanflex

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/22/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

7/22/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:

42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/15/2014 9:59:31 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:qxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8S:Wp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5

Entry address:

0x3345

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.4887

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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