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chrome_setup.exe

Generic Soft

Trusted Downloads

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, “Generic Soft Setup ” by Trusted Downloads 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 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.
Publisher:
Trusted Downloads  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic Soft

Description:
Generic Soft Setup

MD5:
c080e7b2233a43a56812ccb03d930e42

SHA-1:
62a4fdb9215a4fdc8daa1242a27b2ae849e701df

SHA-256:
b595d31d308cd7721e78ab9b06ddd1726a6e4de06d079d7432773adb99a887fa

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/25/2024 8:05:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.TrustedD.Installer (M)
16.7.11.6

File size:
783.3 KB (802,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/14/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/14/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Downloads, O=Trusted Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D2F38CCB3D8FCDC4C73BF2B8A9ADDC51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vj+pzkPFojkvkz9fIVxJxbjczepwy15hLkHv9SyUbbEo7m6lEhbqP5:vj+ZkujvztIVxHbjZ/ThgHvs1bbEOlx

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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Entropy:
7.8803

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://cdn.downloadzonefiles.org/?downloadAs=Chrome_Setup.exe&data=jgFkwSwUKxyDP9A1ZGmDZz4TM12YzwTY1LxPd21Tij9hXANNxmANFsmswpCp9VlauN/aw3evifLrDGkmeNIvx/hfZ9KkftatNmkN8XA7H3JuZgc2BHLUwaf nsDATqjLbuHKHuWC9pkWu3iIxswrQNSM54GcW83yX7J2j7PFwWkd8LQHUDq9L9jO5qQgbIUG77y76qxIzmFw1myGuNaih9tuyUVbtlGhXvM3UxzqVjdTHLUvz iLMaSZA5AOWnzqPjpfvQUx8LB43jZwWLjyazH9YZWBDePmucNp8ZrsI58RdYRHE4KjEY/v1XO QAJUcZtHW98SlVcDjE1YoaRXXQinbGMLuyG68Sc3SuWwT4Ewg CiFKoyKRuXGASXvWfiPAlci4mV4NagmX7Xpl1Izx09lKI1a/hZ2tKCmjoGcHuGoa2EGAxckRjf5lZZPs5Nbyp8GeXaGVNSYDhSNdRaKgftM7G1UCxXVV732r69ss oMI5hu9rMEMNUN2Qo5rMgg/sNDyTEHvKcI3Kt01A0gJFNDChtKQqfA2Kb7KcJZN1cBdnKDbXhzhyd7zWfs3D23Zk1UDyUa1EWglXTUdYuInsYV5SDWfc6i0dICqFnEpb7886zmr1hxczlZIrHbJVA7 4cmmC4pAggFrw8IoBpT/.../uF39jcXSjehsyHaTODig

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