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Chrome Setup.exe

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Download Helper

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Chrome Setup.exe by Download Helper has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.
Publisher:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.73

MD5:
9a759a6b9483b64b244e6991f47347fe

SHA-1:
13f54e193bde7d7aca16bdf954e2550550d9c74f

SHA-256:
7557fbf4335d1056d6b3969882664c47bd2bb199e7de9d3677dc1cb6cf86cfe5

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:13:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaik.5699
6411963

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.02.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.209.128

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3202

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaik.5699
1.0.20.210

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.14838
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaik.5699
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaik.5699
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
DoS-Trojan
13.194.14930

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaik.5699
16.0.0.126

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader12.dncixg
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.02.11.05

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.2.11.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
37240

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.64042
2.0.0.2062

File size:
788.3 KB (807,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.73

Copyright:
(c) Download Helper

Original file name:
Chrome Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
4263E777B200F4E7A16FDB1764B87576

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 2:30:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XbFdxlYmY5Kq2w7R0zUSh8wV1EzwlA5rGnK4S8eciG5/RTz6:XZdabezUSh8wV1EzwlUGnK4Sk5/w

Entry address:
0x4D5CF

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 40, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1198

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

http://everydownload.net/us/p/.../download

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