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chrome_setup.exe

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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 Download Safely has been detected as adware by 13 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.
Publisher:
Download Safely  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e42b60499a0a6697cc52e5cd02f19ef

SHA-1:
af797f06a52ccd7b9040d84f52b40f7665a90a7c

SHA-256:
702e0674bfd036845d1e278123767ed9051899a6181e262a154c75476ccfa2b4

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/23/2024 6:23:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.01.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.182.246

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3235

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-332
0.98/19822

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.10
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyfv
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadSafely.M
15.1.9.9

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
777.9 KB (796,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Safely

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Download Safely, O=Download Safely, 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:
394E6887B8284F8BA2BBA9E91784DFB7

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):
24576:vIFtpMaIXS+LUeAARtpbka8fkjWdTddBFk6:vS2XS+9A2tBksWjrO6

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8786

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://download.downloadbin.net/download/60/.../

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