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google_chrome_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application google_chrome_setup.exe, “Google Chrome Setup ” by Optimum Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Google Chrome Setup

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
427a08f37681f1ce8e74bd98042f5906

SHA-1:
48ff1a9a27deb3875d90a013db6480325346bb01

SHA-256:
443fee5ce0956bf0369d9ce6b5a49ebdc07ad595b0f9b25d1d28ae69c7e25bde

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 12:50:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.15

File size:
858.3 KB (878,888 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2013 5:57:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1EHI4mt1mpealR+QYcldlVjjOM0fVdyrC3K9+EPHXnA9Wi:2xVjjdGp6fPHXYWi

Entry address:
0x55332

Entry point:
E8, 94, F1, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 6C, ED, 4A, 00, E8, A9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 62, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, ED, F3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.7314

Code size:
472 KB (483,328 bytes)

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

http://downloader.browsersinfo.com/download.php?id=308d3f7008c191e3e665a487ba684208d0c7dfc9&z=1&p=eyJweSI6ImJpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMjYiLCJ1X2lkIjoiYmlfNTE5OTIyMmJlYWViYjcuOTkzNjA3ODciLCJwYV9pZCI6IjEiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzY4OTkwMjUyLCJrdyI6ImNocm9tZSB1cGRhdGUiLCJjdSI6ImNocm9tZSB1cGRhdGUiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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