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chromesetup.exe

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Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The file chromesetup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Agile Install (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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.
Publisher:
Internet Installer   (signed by Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
525ec1478aaffea6c9375ce6c0b9c1df

SHA-1:
06b435246c584688478ad585cd949f1955e46227

SHA-256:
e8b77d6416bddd6b64ed05ffffac1b34ebb5fc804cedde8ee291d560b7db2f6a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 4:37:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.23.10

File size:
988.9 KB (1,012,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Internet installer

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chromesetup.exe.0nvw9zb.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 7:08:20 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 10:39:05 AM

Subject:
CN=Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E708A02FF07CE5E25618BCF50F6A6CAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xZigW/sM2VCClql7wYsckYuy/g45fLv2bGKC1RwmhAGZ/y1e:xZ1dDUClql70ckY645fboGT1Dt

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.9280

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.presentheadtours.com/c?x=6SwltmyPI2/ZgAg6cPuFjBnkODwxD5eCznHrHovb/68=&c=rXz4dht9BnCFLn2Ly4slVIL8tsoj 4S0JOq2zLbIA1ni8c02y0EgS/Y9zw6keCrsKNChRme9pvJWm W5fTS82XXXT9u00GWij0pgyNbpzCrJxz64u99Oak8meWWlNk1w&downloadAs=ChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid={8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&iid={9AEB9480-604E-C55F-CAC5-D38C46CEA821}&lang=en-GB&browser=3&usagestats=0&appname=Google Chrome&needsadmin=prefers/update2/.../ChromeSetup.exe

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