Swiftshader 1.5.0 in Chrome

I see that Chrome has auto installed an application extension called Swiftshader. It is from Transgaming Inc. I understand that it provides 3D rendering/HTML5. It does not show up in the extensions list under tools so I am assuming they did that so users could not disable or uninstall it.

V1.5.0 was installed on my system 20/8/2013. I do a full MBAM scan once a month and last month it stopped at file manifest.json file (from Swiftshader) and would go no further. I assumed it was nothing. I had to end the task. Today I ran this month's full scan and it stopped at the same file. MBAM just stops responding. I sent the file to virustotal and it checks out OK. A quick scan in MBAM runs clean. I was just wondering if anybody else had experienced this with MBAM or any other scanner.

 

what is the location of the file? also do you have a md5 hash?

 

File location: c\users\xxxxx\appdata\local\google\chrome\userdata\swiftshader\1.0.5.0\manifest.json

I left the laptop on overnight with just MBAM open, still showing 'not responding'. When I opened it this morning it was still in that state. I opened Chrome, got your message and decided to get the Md5 hash from Virustotal and as soon as I sent the file to VT, the MBAM scanner suddenly started up and finished the scan. It did not flag this file. I decided to just scan the file in MBAM but it ran clean and there was no hang. I have no idea why.

hash: SHA256: 8371ab069aaa75d2680cac2fb1ac15be4601bef0ffba59ee86be1a2ce99db987

Edit: I have been messing with this all day. Ran JRT and adwcleaner. Both clean, so I do not believe the system is infected. I cleaned Chrome's cache, history, temp files & rebooted. Started another full MBAM scan and it stopped again at the same folder and I got 'not responding'. This time not on a file, but on a shortcut 'safebr~3.virtual.lnk' which I believe is associated with Chrome's SafeBrowsing. I do not know if the browser's phishing and malware option is interfering with MBAM or not. Conflict maybe?

I am out of ammo. I have opened a trouble ticket with MBAM.

 

I have that folder (created last year) but the folder is empty. After searching my computer I see I have a swiftshader dll installed and it is associated with ashampoo slideshow studio 2012.

 

Have-it installed, no problem so far.

http://blog.chromium.org/2012/03/moar-better-graphics.html.

Rules.

 

Please, if someone would not mind helping me here ...

If you have MBAM and use Chrome, would you please run an isolated scan on the folder 'userdata' in c\users\yourusername\appdata\local\google\chrome\userdata.

RC on the folder and select MBAM scan (if it hangs I would really like to know).

So much appreciated if anyone would do this for me.

 

I scanned the folder in question and MBAM completed without incident. Hope this helps.

 

Nothing found here as well

 

Thank you Bob and Gerardwil. I very much appreciate your help.

This has helped me determine if an compatibility issue exists. As it is clean for you guys then I am pretty sure it is not that. MBAM support suggested that I put the folder in the MBAM ignore list (after having run several tools and an eset scan they have determined that my system is not infected). I am not comfortable with putting anything in that list, especially browser created files.

I am leaning toward an uninstall/reinstall of MBAM and if that does not work, I will do the same to Chrome. Maybe a clean slate will do the trick.

 

A clean uninstall and re-install cleared up the problem. A full scan and an isolated scan no longer hangs on that folder. The Chrome folder is OK and no longer an issue.