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chromesetup.exe

Subosotota

Setup Manager LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chromesetup.exe, “Subosotota Setup ” by Setup Manager 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Hobutuk   (signed by Setup Manager LLC)

Product:
Subosotota

Description:
Subosotota Setup

MD5:
c2b4da94a144b8841c5953e07fab1751

SHA-1:
daa921eab66496e82428d516402a276340692578

SHA-256:
3cb42a49f13e3a3843b9193664291c98c617760a21e7c17a08109a0da350f601

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/24/2024 12:50:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.15.11

File size:
1.2 MB (1,226,536 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Manager LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Subject:
CN=Setup Manager LLC, O=Setup Manager LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5B54F9A49482444F2A26324DAC8E187D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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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.

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