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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ff8c33b09032b897141416f96bc8014

SHA-1:
e7ed85521f7d6ebc6892c31dd595bedaf6912366

SHA-256:
d6f103aed0be09267585779705a31addb300e98b8607f5fac9166e17be0ccf43

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/12/2024 7:17:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.180.188

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.28387
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
10/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.10.22.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6969

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.ddvyee
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Inffinity.567208
14.10.22.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.N
14.10.22.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
553.9 KB (567,208 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:
8/7/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=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:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F0HC57C0BDbxRLhP4FbfEjL/1V6CVPa5CysWco9OoCF:FXfxn4FDe71V6Cirxco4F

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:
7.9762

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 2 URLs.

http://get.desk2opapps.com/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=3075&l=2937&n=1&productname=Googlechrome&d1=52294&d2=43&filename=Google-Chrome&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=mesdds2di7n4cfglkhgfinqu0tdddg1kan4u4c0u39tbcbqpktb0-c02f0a1a1b4a44fdead16ac3bae86ada&d=ez-download.com&p=Google Chrome&pid=3

http://download.ez-download.com/download/134/.../?_u=mesdds2di7n4cfglkhgfinqu0tdddg1kan4u4c0u39tbcbqpktb0-c02f0a1a1b4a44fdead16ac3bae86ada

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