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google_chrome_setup.exe

Soft Application Generic

Download Jet

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, “Soft Application Generic Setup ” by Download Jet has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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:
Generic   (signed by Download Jet)

Product:
Soft Application Generic

Description:
Soft Application Generic Setup

MD5:
0b107c0bec5a8d4a5b3bc2a82d4f5254

SHA-1:
0ae7bfc5a2b3ca38f30cd09eacae1c877509ee99

SHA-256:
bbde8ab469ddbe7ae3b4118758754a8134adb4567820f52f0626743828ad3642

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/15/2024 9:36:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadJet.Installer (M)
16.2.27.11

File size:
1021.6 KB (1,046,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google_chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Jet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/14/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/14/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Jet, O=Download Jet, STREET="500 Westover Drive #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

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

Serial number:
71A3B4CEFFECF361AB11477318001135

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MuWFODf2OyrsQPb5jebGBxySn1Y6PmC1snxn/DmUq9wndgg:Mu5D+OyrsQPbpMr6Ryx/KwndB

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.9243

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://www.cleannewquick.com/c?x=IfUBuTXFfJrh9WJYxBfKx9nTLphAbMZamBPsTHTl Y=&c=Io8QWddxiI dWhYUaTaGU mUBy7tL0GuhYI M/Gydsv PJx6KoCIXzVp FRRpH6GixIOTILkurPk1 7LQEUXxz0xu1R489Kfjp3eHz 1d2O649XLqpBRhFlNCzFGeLZlfL03rWejMNSe/dX8w 5EvQ==&downloadAs=Google_Chrome_Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/.../ChromeSetup.exe

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