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google_chrome_setup.exe

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Software Assistant

The application google_chrome_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from allbrowsers.softwaredelivery21.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
dd20a4b661c4f054b036838e4181b082

SHA-1:
1c6555edb24acfb87c18d283f1dfc5e50d80cde8

SHA-256:
58a5e8ca98be17b7b030982bb620d799d83217a1894b95084f5f6aa910ea9b28

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:52:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.3.19.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,552 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google_chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/21/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
4CA79E945D9BF961F2A3D5568DF82F28

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BxGkaN1tXhxT7fEE5tLm6a5p/q7Ukp4LGY0ggRZv19yWxAobW4WZZOI:6B1tnl2b5Vq7U+YNiDyWx/u

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9649

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://allbrowsers.softwaredelivery21.com/v2/click/502fbfe8/?d=https://s3.amazonaws.com/latestversion/setup.exe&sid=Chrome-US&uid=9664521&key=2ace877ffeb6ceaca900fe0d2aff6f3d65b045120e0a8bfec1c80d16d3e07d9e&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/chromebrowser/chrome-product.jpg&n=Chrome&filename=google_chrome_setup&done_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/thank-you/&cancel_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/.../

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