chrome_setup.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 37 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from officialsoftware.net.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8f82650dfc2303b4ba7cec574c0ae510

SHA-1:
92d924e8bc2f8e6db04c7840b2e1dec87cb6c8dc

SHA-256:
3115ca5f89454f43d7496094a7ba828c015a270881e25ba7f40e82931d3e916d

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
11/23/2024 10:30:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
819

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.12

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3297

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14117

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
1.0.20.1555

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3990
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.39084
9.0.1.0311

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
8.14.11.07.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BK (variant)
8.10576

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
11.2014-07-11_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.07.02

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6953

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
15.0.0.933

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgvfep
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.07.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileangels.M
14.11.7.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141105

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10252

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.311

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
80.9 KB (82,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

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:
7/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 10:00:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:ezntYTFryHc/ckzpJABW7s8jad9J2wOe8W3eUZjwyDOJJuEoo8T:StYpryHA7TarOP6P9EyT

Entry address:
0x65E1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, C8, B7, 40, 00, E8, B9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, A4, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, A0, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A9, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, 8C, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Entropy:
5.7935

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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