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google-chrome_setup.exe

My Program

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google-chrome_setup.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 17 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

Product:

My Program

Description:

My Program Setup

MD5:

107840dde2eea02b8d5e56d32771997f

SHA-1:

bd62964b3b25b243edd007bfac853d0b2cb8f134

SHA-256:

43f6078448801577bbbd6cdaaa2fe5a0da80d652208095d9aa5851714c4df916

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

12/26/2024 7:09:58 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.PY

7.11.167.222

avast!

Rootkit-gen [Rtk]

2014.9-160107

AVG

InstallC

2017.0.2871

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28386

9.0.1.07

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.182.12951

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore

14.0.0.850

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Downloader

v2016.01.07.10

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!8DBB31E3973B

5600.6527

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Text.Drop.defxvy

0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)

16.1.7.22

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

9399

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.196

2.0.0.1924

File size:

754.8 KB (772,952 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/28/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:CMFa9mh+5w3ie+VvVqYI11XGoy8rivyPqMm++liOIi+XsP/cK:CMFQm73N+V/oGoevYe+KiOIiY2/cK

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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Entropy:

7.8756

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://downloadsf.com/system/downloads/file2s/000/066/155/.../google-chrome_setup.exe

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