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google-chrome.exe

Program Setup

Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application google-chrome.exe by Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria) 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:

SecuredDownload (signed by Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_60370

MD5:

3ae503be13af33a7f2a2a24fd5a61180

SHA-1:

c2d72882ab1f8ec1971b8c67bf1b32587954e7da

SHA-256:

f78af6b32596da1b9af2d23d08e3395c5cf81d7b199c46ea85a6036220704e22

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:

11/27/2024 3:53:29 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)

16.7.29.20

File size:

920.5 KB (942,592 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_60370

SecuredDownload

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

Signed by:

Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/6/2016 8:41:47 AM

Valid to:

8/4/2016 11:23:54 AM

Subject:

CN=Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121DC9E5F7E1CC5DF0CA4ED082CF7EB9D86

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:kziCdxbABvLhbbRjpw+xa14y78lvcAb+HA:kWgxbQRbRdw+xat8eAB

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:

7.9343

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 2 URLs.

http://www.capitalbitsmeta.com/c?x=1g65kPrAbNxp5gZLBdRb7RpeYxFhZh96QzIJEmQASwE=&c=uXCKALFFRcqYfsNMrlEyeDk9NAVh2oFJq3Bx7cWeuZtk6i5uAXfHwu5lc8yOzrSlcoBRKGq5/toyb8qAPLK7aK0XwXXbZ6wd0LYzL9DPBnA1tweduqMNKJvd7SdyJ3JvwMvY52jsLNGVh4p7dFiUUI1 lHGGyH8I uXKbJNyWi0=&downloadAs=google-chrome.exe&fallback_url=https://11112221.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/shipping/downloads/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup29(1).exe

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