google chrome 46.exe

Prog

Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google chrome 46.exe, “Prog Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o 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:
Prog Installer   (signed by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.)

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

Version:
5.0.1.4

MD5:
1b4b64ba5c83d9e0577c61b4283d7831

SHA-1:
e6d75b8f55bd0ea57f21413afaa3648de4c0a76f

SHA-256:
c01dc34df6f0a993f34c6cf7c48cc6369173185b3127d35b19232d42bfe2cf32

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:
12/26/2024 4:03:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.RingierAxelSpringerPolskaSpzoo.Installer (M)
16.2.7.16

File size:
928.8 KB (951,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome 46.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/20/2015 12:59:59 PM

Valid to:
4/20/2016 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., L=Warszawa, C=PL

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

Serial number:
112151DDE48EC6A26B13DEF8872209F8E2FF

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2+5YICAHv1OJxH9LnEJIZ7U0BC0BJtC//ujVm:2IYRAHkJxOy7UKCCQ3V

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file google chrome 46.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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