chrome_setup.exe

File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bc1eb36fca8366af0749675311c18ebb

SHA-1:
1522fa0f990ec9fb07ea8a18a551af3115865367

SHA-256:
a116f51287985ae6afeb9efcfda7560c4eddbc1fff32e284df2a9bf01a2724b6

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 4:46:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.164.58

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3389

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18997

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6397
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ (variant)
8.10163

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3442

Malwarebytes
v2014.08.07.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dcppxf
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.07.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.M
14.8.7.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
234.4 KB (239,992 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Falcon, O=File Falcon, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
02420FDABF9B310C1F48FF663337FFAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/17/2014 11:00:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:dVblXxoZTenImjlClGpvH5r49m3VcE5HaJmJidHUhNGjA5B5PT7pUe:HbjAOIllGhH5cJSHmkT7pUe

Entry address:
0x122D1

Entry point:
E8, 96, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, B2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 5C, B0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3522

Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

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