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google-chrome.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application google-chrome.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop5.com.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f69ab26dc93f0942e9ed608e7c75182

SHA-1:
dd7b31d6659fb0ab23d7c403a244322989d788e2

SHA-256:
8a3b6ebf5ee3031bca7f468cf136eccf8cd963cfee7969e50dc3814f7b45a797

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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 11:42:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.204.248

avast!
Malware-gen
150102-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.CPA
2014.0.4253

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
1/24/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.OutBrowse
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14744

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.24.05

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.c
5600.6875

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica
15.1.24.17

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.8B120837
7.2.24

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36694

File size:
569.5 KB (583,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hsF/5JDL03Gub3hF9okieH88CRCyyJeSavIWwtf2x+lv:hsjZMGQ9oOCj6BavmGg

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9680

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1417973700/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=3075&l=2937&n=1&productname=Googlechrome&d1=140172&d2=142&filename=Google-Chrome&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=05rra5kr37q97u5041v0s3an7oq78quf56afhic7knqdsgo4k410-a1a3057660ab5bf9d9778f2c877b8145&d=downloadzone.org&p=Google Chrome&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265

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