google chrome.exe

Internet

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.exe, “Internet 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.
Publisher:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
06ac61f543ccc581ab81027c0d25788b

SHA-1:
57d4fb15287d46cb1a18d3a67cae28c4698c617f

SHA-256:
008d421e855ac216370570cd8929dbce987d1f135d2d429b91c50879753a1af2

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:
11/28/2024 6:59:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.1.18

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 7:51:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 8:09:55 PM

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:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nHl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:nFq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9298

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=3BPL5E7z9rC81PIaerP3iS4AcdSalNyKj7gjG ZMhpA=&c=fZr Nxp22iof0mKowM7xwqBuy3jd6sDXRLqskTBxwKhryYECvL49bLBGLJTaaldVwRcvce7n3dRqC6euumB3RUCPD T1oSBdSVRkfjKd3uNk0egGnfKVwJCWhFirQWjb&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.softwaresafedownloads.com/c?x=KaWonAPjr/TP 2vkxQV497dMS7So7y8i07XD ybG/Oc=&c=Fduqo9HlzznIdq9CgdNLwNrjXW2AxK 2hdBjNhHFkABw9a9X56wQiND9wusZXAsWlG1BEtnu0oZgVvOilusUAuciGC77EFPOBXylozz0N4/.../y&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=BEXwkqSAohP7u3MuzfuKqGtqfCZHcQ5PWFBZYoNVVNg=&c=twyeMfcM8YU1bD646OeITfJyFwb2dsXnGiBaaay9SSIZygSILKBtKmQXYBdJMjYp0xlkdUth3ydfLiTWrASmRpvb9OAPvtSfd9KUHdrqSYpgwSmyTH5MqYlrUi5d02T2&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=fv5sYLvwHewsHjfuZyVCisgRya6/.../wUW7UQSfGHTp4eQyqPxBoOgFwvxxPGJ1wxGyYXsE0Zkdr4oydMIi5gmnwzu6bwjT BczuasV6P3lUxY0sp6401&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=QFQAK yGLDhbgfhm50FzG9jCUZnfEMEVwN/.../KWLW3tzm14wVTrdPVuyk0bbS0RPQtzNQ0zOkUWuoc0bU0F7rX&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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