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chromesetup.exe

Installer

Command Slip

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 Slip 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 Slip)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
6c2f4fbbe448bd1ced8a21bd3589cf89

SHA-1:
593de034329fcac3102eda077056042ba47b60f7

SHA-256:
48b101aabee394b5f73a72eaff097f3995c8a82c30772b9db2159878a7c26c5b

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 7:28:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.9.4.22

File size:
682.2 KB (698,568 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 Slip

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

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
609C7E5C33A159BCBC9D7A8129B3ADE2

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:W8IsGN6cQ4YJXHmaalyvVboVrUF0bT2/YZCeab34EvtULAEXsaArD:W8IsE6XGBlpVoubTCYZjaboKtULn5y

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:
7.8311

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.toggledownload.com/.../6UscAILMaO80CjANHjIdZ 1pDddz8W6VYQ==&downloadAs=ChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadfuzz.com/track/install?subid=google+chrome+download&source=google_chrome-search-us-download-exact-66144148721&adprovider=google_downloadfuzz.com&gclid=CjwKEAiA68WnBRCJxZr5qoaL3iMSJAAXIrr3DRWWQhzpLIwj5jc5jqoSRKVqj3wviG1dUSvIdd5D-BoCEB3w_wcB&dlink=http%3a%2f%2fsecure.oinstaller8.com%2fg%2fGoogleChrome%2fSetup.exe%3ffiledescription%3dGoogleChrome%26subid%3dgoogle_chrome-search-us-download-exact-66144148721%26user_id%3d2dc4d899-6883-4970-84c7-c4995a179e3d%26thankYouUrl%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fdownloadactivation.com%252fthanks%253f%2526source%253dgoogle_chrome-search-us-download-exact-66144148721%2526offer%253dchrome%2526subid1%253dgoogle%2bchrome%2bdownload%2526subid2%253d%2526us

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