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chrome_setup.exe

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Software Assistant

The application chrome_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.net-downloads.net.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
a06b49e53cb5b5bf36267bff8ed3ee7b

SHA-1:
fee99e6afe544bc65ddc171bc2428630752673d1

SHA-256:
30af53fd24b8a3d7e5fa322e889cc86ad6b99d6d03114a49b8f919729f720eda

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 12:30:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareAssistant.Installer (M)
16.2.26.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,132,840 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
11/22/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mxGnryYqX1HszrvLPaIowJ/N1PCmg5DHPkmqibdY435+dBtJ0KOj:rOYuuvLC2f1o8kqC+dL2

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9582

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://files.net-downloads.net/v2/click/0ef400f8/?d=http://us-cdn.net-download.com/files/chrome_setup_en.exe&key=fe2dab08364ab5593b3cd24f647ee470511892bc2326693d4f2ac3f3988598d8&sid=PPC&uid=NETDLCID56acfa0b896c2&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.net-download.com/graphics/chrome_product_image.png&n=Google Chrome&filename=chrome_setup&done_url=http://net-download.com/.../&cancel_url=http://net-download.com/.../?error=1

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