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chrome_install.exe

Google Chrome

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_install.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.

File name:

chrome_install.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Google Chrome

Version:

3.0.0.133

MD5:

eb0b6dc6142d3febfb6e80de449b93a5

SHA-1:

24329ae9aac063e88b1b87034cb5301b93e1a827

SHA-256:

750dfca43d14c8fb85c38f6bf127cdd25d1051f34a371b676220bbdbaf753bd9

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:

11/28/2024 12:30:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)

16.3.12.18

File size:

1.1 MB (1,137,048 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.133

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_install.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

10/26/2015 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:

10/26/2016 8:59:59 AM

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:

2A1D11E01BC0F867CA2D021506280DBF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/30/2013 11:21:56 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:bxGHcVA/FMavSq+Tr5fMNRXncqnvB1nz6c4CRfc:U8V4SlVUnsC2qfc

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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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.free-browsers.info/v2/click/excvl0fz/?affiliate_image=&cancel_url=http://free-browser.co/download_complete/?error=1&d=http://au.free-browser.co/downloads/.../chrome_setup_en.exe&done_url=http://free-browser.co/download_complete/&filename=chrome_install&key=9023d1592789087355cbc4c8ec0bda876c5cd71a698097552165c68a22a26505&n=Google Chrome&product_image=http://au.free-browser.co/graphics/.../chrome_product_image.png&sid=CHROME&uid=2ANALYTICS56633131f1f2c&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgNi4xKSBBcHBsZVdlYktpdC81MzcuMzYgKEtIVE1MLCBsaWtlIEdlY2tvKSBDaHJvbWUvNDcuMC4yNTI2LjczIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzY_&scid=b3db6a80-9b80-11e5-885a-0401694cef01

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