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google-chrome.exe

Web Internet Software

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 Internet Software 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:
Installer   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Web Internet Software

Description:
Web Internet Software Setup

MD5:
029837920b732cb638e1756fc6864416

SHA-1:
a31eed98893d28fefba566f17dbe9f0230b5a45f

SHA-256:
c4e845fd3ce81fec3694e98e3ee1d85d9eb8c92a20df624d5fb8434a23fb9eb5

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:
11/16/2024 10:32:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)
16.1.20.7

File size:
972.5 KB (995,848 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

Copyright:
Web Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 12:39:23 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 12:39:23 PM

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:
11218076537D25662FA013A20AD703FFB76D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Tw+4dZ0RpWFnNaLwMfSQ696niVa0k86bAZ2a:TZ4/0RcjaqQ693XkvAZ2a

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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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 URL.

https://tmpfile186.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

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