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Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application google chrome.exe, “Google Chrome ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.42

MD5:
71835f056865287a42a8160cc4dd5b4f

SHA-1:
ef1858e235e7a740d17588f80b3bf4dd9a6b3aaa

SHA-256:
7bfb92fbea2ac7417c0458311f37426521b46463c926ae52ef5359c240ecd8b2

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization 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:
12/25/2024 12:57:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
695

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.03.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.204.182

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150303-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3173

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.350

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.3
9.0.1.070

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49704
8.15.03.11.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49704
11.2015-11-03_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe flash player setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.18.4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14174

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.03.11.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49704
16.0.0.210

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.11.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.11.18

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.12

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11261

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.60903
2.0.0.2088

File size:
922.3 KB (944,480 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.42

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 11:55:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xl60qMA5canSPzXdIBAp8AF1Loe8yjoFUB0A/PtDzI:xNqMWcaWIO8AFmioFOf/PZzI

Entry address:
0x4CCED

Entry point:
E8, F0, 08, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 4D, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 51, 09, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.2090

Code size:
468.5 KB (479,744 bytes)

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

http://download.installs.co/v2/click/9ks3c7y4/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../chrome.exe&n=Google Chrome&key=f96b7768c67bc1a082388f8b7616fa238c87b1ad7bfb53f8b4c1cd89c50ebad1&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../chrome.png&sid=Google Chrome&filename=Google Chrome

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