google chrome.exe

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application google chrome.exe by SETUPPROCESS 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. 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:
Rapiddown  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
1.0.0.40

MD5:
92d03fd8a79ee3ec28fe0f4589195af4

SHA-1:
5af6631fa34d331d8e1d6550871a8d6e7a247cb2

SHA-256:
ba153c4630f490e7c16b905e594906846aebc0ba63aa5a65801a2d62e5853644

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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 7:05:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SETUPPRO.Bundler (M)
16.4.27.5

File size:
222.9 KB (228,208 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.28.1

Copyright:
Copyright-©-2014

Original file name:
**intaller.exe**

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2014 12:45:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OvJbcJTI7keZP00gL0D4lexuNp4dhxQ5Drh9okobQ:OvKJc7k5JcLuNp4dDI/h9okobQ

Entry address:
0x6F117

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/427182096/launch

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