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chromecast setup.exe

Chromecast

Download Helper

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chromecast setup.exe by Download Helper 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. 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.
Publisher:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chromecast

Version:
3.0.0.134

MD5:
f0b8c25d3bcb15d5d5412d59e4078008

SHA-1:
a7b83c258188a376395998ed04b3cd17579115d7

SHA-256:
9bb5082af6ac87484cdf35bbb4fe11a1d64ae733de473514244c8dce8ce459c7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 4:09:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,131,160 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.134

Copyright:
(c) Download Helper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\chromecast setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, O=Download Helper, STREET=536 Herald St Unit 308, L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8W1S5, C=CA

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

Serial number:
4233E93C8E3815F8BDB379562E2AE2B5

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):
24576:3xG0khcm3iuClTfwxyl0X66gkeuC/j9LOywaq5Q+:A7hcmy/JIxS05leuC7nwM+

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:
6.9565

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://everydownload.softwaredelivery12.com/v2/click/a891ee7e/?d=http://s3.amazonaws.com/latestversion/chromecastinstaller.exe&sid=Chromecast Setup-US&uid=7948624&key=528732ad67d19fe887e62b022d0c705e7b08b051ef5f1e083c27c3cc5b82e8f9&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/evdlimages/chromecast/chromecast.png&n=Chromecast&filename=Chromecast Setup&done_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/thank-you/&cancel_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/.../

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