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chromesetup.exe

Installer

Command Flux

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chromesetup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Command Flux 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. 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:
Generic   (signed by Command Flux)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
b2428782d6504cb0656e27e19ea0e818

SHA-1:
3b51733d5018f978e351550e64c268d0d5581c86

SHA-256:
84d3c7f287da78092592be19396a857e15ef7ee302569661e7bc8131b6a3bd63

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:
11/5/2024 2:42:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CommandF.Installer (M)
16.6.25.8

File size:
682.7 KB (699,072 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Command Flux

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Command Flux, O=Command Flux, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00AF8A4A6C27C3B839F6BCB3DCF123DAAC

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):
12288:D8IsGN6cQ4YJXHmaalyvVboVrUF0bT2/YZCeab34EvtULAEXsaAp:D8IsE6XGBlpVoubTCYZjaboKtULn5M

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8313

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloads24files.com/c?x=dAFHYn0i 8yuHNB0Cfs3Ra/DEy9lbiuKDE/i35qIhKg=&c=5zoWFdKmmpuWwHYfUzHyHWCuoS1zeIOKFtKD7VN8v70sLyHJW70vJZK 5ImsQfXY3/tSTTV3HKxn1p1TG4d60g==&downloadAs=ChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadfuzz.com/.../install?subid=google chrome&source=google_chrome-search-us-chrome-exact-65742558281&adprovider=google_downloadfuzz.com&gclid=CJOaoM6R_sMCFeJr7Aodkh0Amg&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller8.com/g/GoogleChrome/Setup.exe?filedescription=GoogleChrome&subid=google_chrome-search-us-chrome-exact-65742558281&user_id=6d5b4b58-6461-4bad-a605-dc16e66fbd99&thankYouUrl=http%3a%2f%2fdownloadactivation.com%2fthanks%3f%26source%3dgoogle_chrome-search-us-chrome-exact-65742558281%26offer%3dchrome%26subid1%3dgoogle+chrome%26subid2%3d%26userid%3d6d5b4b58-6461-4bad-a605-dc16e66fbd99%26adprovider%3dgoogle_downloadfuzz

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