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chrome_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chrome_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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_setup.exe

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

2cc5528232280a3e89d1e2bc6640f558

SHA-1:

2434564ab28269a057ab1a9cf37a6aa3daa1a657

SHA-256:

f1d323d4754ddea866f274cce5983ea6227165c2ff5139cbf76b97def2ae402f

Scanner detections:

18 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

9/28/2024 1:15:49 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.171.168

AVG

InstallC

2015.0.3355

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14113

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28386

9.0.1.0254

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MZ (variant)

8.10197

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of bittorrent_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.3.18

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.182.12926

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore

14.0.0.3002

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Downloader

v2014.09.11.04

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Text.Drop.deckuo

0.28.2.61942

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.766464

14.09.10.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.M

14.9.11.3

Sophos

PUA.Install Core Click run software

5.05

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10260

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0802

7.2.307

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

31888

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.51

2.0.0.1917

File size:

748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/28/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

10/29/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:M7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:M7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://31.dl.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/data/000/745/152/.../chrome_setup.exe

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