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chrome_2015.exe

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Download Assistant

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_2015.exe by Download Assistant 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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.
Publisher:
Download Assistant June  (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.127

MD5:
d7288a5d8b226ca7186c44c7bd6c4891

SHA-1:
4316c715d3d14b3b9ad77a6a38e115392406a176

SHA-256:
d3cb45f7a8457980c964a519e508b88eddfef425ee9b4f6f5529e3c82e90237f

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:
4/16/2025 10:39:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.13.18

File size:
1.3 MB (1,340,256 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.127

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant June

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\chrome_2015.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/1/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 6:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0B7BB8D9E042EFA039E566463582DD32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RxGK9F7iPyNjvneevItLADlA8H/a0mXjPRrVUgyxGpg/q:qKPwELQkJA8H/Fg9rqdx6g/q

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.7135

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file chrome_2015.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.win-fast-download.com/v2/click/2vuyc60x/?d=http://chrome.downloadwiz.com/ChromeSetup.exe&key=7922d5fbb2a27b71817d76b4edd549f2b62ac37ac6cda6e4963d288e740ebd52&sid=US-CH&uid=&affiliate_image=http://images.downloadwiz.com/ch-icon.png&product_image=http://images.downloadwiz.com/ch-logo.png&n=Chrome&filename=Chrome_2015&icon=http://cdn.adlrma.com/graphics/software/.../chrome-ico.ico

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