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google-chrome.exe

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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, “Installer 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. 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.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.7.1.2

MD5:
5523a326ac08aaf5d801998de409600e

SHA-1:
baf7967fb4c5a13c7246907cbea77bce94a6425f

SHA-256:
ca05b3e439ec4bb44d73c290c0644cbae757c9562d96e66891203de9a98ac3b2

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 '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:
2/26/2025 12:30:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)
16.1.29.14

File size:
952.4 KB (975,304 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Internet App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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:
12/30/2015 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:KJ89hAyiQBn/c3ICx5yVm4BOEv2BQ4GFO4vJwnTP:KMhXiQJ/c4jIzhBQ4GFz8j

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 5 URLs.

https://tmpfile663.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile670.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile675.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile662.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile656.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/141/.../google-chrome.exe

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