chromesetup.exe

Soft

ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application chromesetup.exe, “Soft Setup ” by ConnectorSpeedy (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. 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:
Application   (signed by ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
4.7.3.2

MD5:
0020b5a5e988398620d67ac5ec576067

SHA-1:
9532f1ee8575034139d4153743e4bdd8a291ee61

SHA-256:
ef19463b2b29f2dcd6a3ed7f4927b7a207421575f892f53629f4da00d987bbb1

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:
11/24/2024 2:27:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.11.14.18

File size:
988.1 KB (1,011,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.0

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
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/10/2015 3:51:47 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 3:51:47 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112119D3CC53460E97B128DC7F3A92C5BC17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CeM8JsbJ3hBse7NFdFLs7b20H6bUP8rfkuRPKfkfU:CFzNFH07H6bUP8rfksCfkfU

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:
7.9226

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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