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google chrome.exe

Installer

Max Criteria (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, “Installer Setup ” by Max Criteria (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. 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.

File name:

google chrome.exe

Publisher:

Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

5.4.4.1

MD5:

196a459de16d378ec7a9bb47c59d627f

SHA-1:

59edff39d7fab849422802dfa3fda9b44c1dc1dd

SHA-256:

0fe0441fc4060e1a002c7a925be1d777f39f4fc56f1cbab7adb25c85f9e23162

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/29/2024 9:56:48 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.14.18

File size:

963 KB (986,136 bytes)

Product version:

3.3

Lite Application

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:

Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 8:30:28 AM

Valid to:

7/24/2016 11:37:50 AM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121F0C6B8EDBABE266B325280BC664A1402

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:mdtZMTceJ+RL4pPjNDYhQMFFgyjK1SNXzrrUeZWfL6YTm:m72oFRMpPjShjFxOu386Gm

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:

7.9335

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 3 URLs.

http://www.downloadhostbundles.com/.../IlA0KlvQzN1&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.downloadhostbundles.com/c?x=zdZa3EUl4M/.../rxqxxTamf5JYFYvwwm0KKqCKL78eUSea bVmN8TME YAkVNgfPqOUmpdgkwo7JYrQ8fD Kc5qRj210WwA0e7O9AjORV9RnscitSJp&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.farmtourvault.com/c?x=5Cn6g0IUYTAgyCwI0r05/.../Uj5wEKhntYC6hmc=&c=Nh3oGoWecHnmpGz25npbhqJIqRDtMyxgem3JuyoXUV2E994kmQlzrMhVcSZK3kPlOwuJdWXu4E7K74pWLlutUNZO4M iscZJXODIlUDXXd0JAORgeoLMvLO7czRvJ4 W&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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