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chrome_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Chrome Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

chrome_setup.exe

Publisher:

SetupManager (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

SetupManager.exe

Description:

Chrome Setup

Version:

3.4.8

MD5:

cef8ae7c6f8ad0c7e27ebb5aae912fc5

SHA-1:

7150f42f46e20cfedcf9e9296648c083e7afa280

SHA-256:

a10f580a3dedb3cd17252419e5cac02bcb1058e05b01822c74076ee62675297a

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 2:29:32 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.iBryte

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Adware/Win32.Agent

15.12.21

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/Agent.aecefe

7.11.141.72

avast!

Win32:Installer-J [PUP]

2014.9-151221

AVG

Adware Generic5

2016.0.2889

Bitdefender

Application.Generic.526895

1.0.20.1775

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

WIN.Adware.Ibryte-137

0.98/20238

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H

18047

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1246

9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32

Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/IBryte

12/21/2015

F-Prot

W32/Ibryte.C.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Adware.OptimumInst

15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.176.11784

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.939

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Ibryte

v2015.12.21.07

McAfee

Program.Adware-FOO

5600.6545

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Generic.526895

16.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.ctvmvt

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Agent.ASWDM

11.20151221

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608

14.03.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.Optimumins.Gen

12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)

15.12.21.7

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.61

23.00.65.151219

Sophos

PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'

Total Defense

Win32/Zbot.HIE

37.0.10911

Vba32 AntiVirus

SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Optimum Installer

28036

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.8293

2.0.0.1775

File size:

888.3 KB (909,608 bytes)

Product version:

3.4.8

Original file name:

Setup.exe

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:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/10/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/28/2013 9:57:46 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:q1lGPEEYAlOhiu3gpBQ4bM+8Ot6eCgLxHXI7x7HVf:qGPju3gpBtobP6xHXS7HVf

Entry address:

0x59C02

Entry point:

E8, 94, F1, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 7C, 73, 4B, 00, E8, A9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 62, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, ED, F3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B... 
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Entropy:

6.7416

Code size:

493.5 KB (505,344 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer6.com/7677044a89dbbd6d9c612ef2de41d1f4/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

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