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google-chrome.exe

Web Program Generic

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google-chrome.exe, “Web Program Generic Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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:
Internet Software   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Web Program Generic

Description:
Web Program Generic Setup

MD5:
8b8b40a3f07c05e0100e0e370e448c71

SHA-1:
37e0460aba884d8017008968ce8633a42b84dd5d

SHA-256:
92dabd56804ff7f3dec74a08ad4a178181f7daeed3857627c9cf8036d224b81c

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:
12/25/2024 1:49:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.14.6

File size:
971.3 KB (994,560 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:09:51 PM

Valid to:
7/3/2016 5:41:20 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
11219BD2C3D5487FCDB36891D05686A77994

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KS2nq6xi0EM0sY0oU5ANSzU6HU8uML1nrBS5vt1qdsXRjdShvjm:KzvlvKUOAzB5zkt4GXhF

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.directapplicationcity.com/c?x=ycWbyMUIWVVGm4lGsFZa8OFRAeBUDFIbP1u27zZNRzQ=&c=kBOYe05SamN87i4YhN7NK L/fTAojoUxHJomhly0fIvq6edHEz0NaZC91QdtJT4XzIU0yJeZjSPXauEqpAuElK/wxvErYpF46O WMcE1G0JGxgKQrBDF3XafwFSLFDt FlGizxhBBtX5MbqO42MWZA==&downloadAs=google-chrome.exe&fallback_url=http://download-i.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup290154757.exe

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