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chromesetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application chromesetup.exe, “Internet Web generic Setup ” by World Setup (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:
%VENDOR%  (signed by World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Internet Web generic Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

MD5:
082ed905ae73b5cf9f4a8cae7719e4c0

SHA-1:
3ecd3a7a67885c5b2848ed921af68db9916df8d5

SHA-256:
4c614c629108953d8539eee2c65d80a8ad53e3d5855d78d6e75f23bf41c521be

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 '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 5:27:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.11.21.4

File size:
798.9 KB (818,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/4/2014 12:23:19 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 12:23:19 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121ACA26505B6CA8F826472F821A34FD829

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VbFL08lQ93E9Xjg4/mmoPoQHiq6bIRiZ3:V5Tq3E/agQH/6so

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:
7.8644

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.install-set.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1iSkDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXznRAjC0OZMFASDPDdlChV84AjcyAZ7FATiy&campaignId=9jn0AjadNzLwAZMq

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