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google chrome setup.exe

Application Installer

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google chrome setup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Installer (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Application Installer

Description:

Application Installer Setup

MD5:

61d893087f309b24197a4bad3f24ff31

SHA-1:

4faaaa2d5e467ef4b181214097554a161c9ce475

SHA-256:

990a90f87af24061e80cc3109b6ffbf8afe1ecc25a335b9198d23df8a0cf17ab

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 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:

11/29/2024 8:46:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.25.11

File size:

969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.2.7

Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 8:21:34 AM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 9:39:55 AM

Subject:

CN=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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):

24576:EN7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:ER2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

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:

7.9325

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.laboratoryheadapplications.com/c?x=3oXl6 30KbHxDR800LDFb06tuObmYKyseQPPRkMyCcw=&c=reFFieI4r9R4789AehElDJdkH4OMEewIExTPmuEAAsVr/FQuzNANSS M UeWANTpjhyWa8PayVgHw6s 8bS3OF0KmsNPZyYIIQnUAQNAb5GMLPLX5ohN8H0k4KCvBrCk&downloadAs=Google Chrome Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.laboratoryheadapplications.com/c?x=8GaYNp82d vw9b/5HM7cX7BgPzgAr0uhsXoo3jywN9o=&c=FrXKa9SnxwFHEpNOHEMTRzJ bAlebSziR dzhb8qPPHA31TS6 UlGI0HnpLS5hEmqOY7cvkZ lUsyaYbNE5JvJikrEZdOcAEONwRZGI1 /3g2gsui5pLld09NCs0ByKw&downloadAs=Google Chrome Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

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