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google-chrome_setup.exe

Generic Application

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file google-chrome_setup.exe, “Generic Application Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Software Internet   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Generic Application

Description:
Generic Application Setup

MD5:
eb47482f5a950ce6976c9abddad74a05

SHA-1:
968d1891c2d5e8c11c3cc8ed776f0baf30cc5d66

SHA-256:
38b9731a5ee22f8a8ede8cb276d0a946cbdc5c9d01ee8ef8c8e2c6f6fb99ec69

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 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:
11/23/2024 4:33:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3090

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1563

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.06.03.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.5.30.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
704.5 KB (721,376 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome_setup.exe.74v7vix.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/16/2015 10:53:46 AM

Valid to:
4/16/2016 10:53:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121DF31F82FD4B5B38CDC9B7169522BEC4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:S9FaebrQIqni+btycqVM62jbHDKsRtABNE9H58eHXj2P45LVmSWQi9/:S9FrQjni+WM62fxHysHT2P4RVl4

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.69.40.243.136.clients.your-server.de  (136.243.40.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.176.61.76.144.clients.your-server.de  (144.76.61.176:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-173-59.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.173.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-224-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.224.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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