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The application google_chrome_setup.exe, “App Setup ” by Download Blast has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.driversquadfiles.com.
Publisher:
Software Web   (signed by Download Blast)

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

MD5:
19b0e1acd4c68cf50fe226f7ade7956d

SHA-1:
8f0b1d115e31ab41130940f49a480673f89ab841

SHA-256:
bf12d7d816f03b33087cbb175f2d3ac397988ade72f677c86d66788e292ee477

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 1:53:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1151
9.0.1.0255

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TP potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12067

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_setup(1).exe
2015.9.12.7

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2015.09.12.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadBlast.Installer (M)
15.8.5.18

File size:
899.8 KB (921,400 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Blast

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/26/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Blast, O=Download Blast, STREET="1930 Village Center Circle #3-1234", L=Las Vegas, S=NV, PostalCode=89134, C=US

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

Serial number:
00F7A728BDE0E8DDCD6B6A9632ED2C24F8

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):
24576:by/SGDvxlXdKHztFQlVh/BvqJCSkMbVkHGe/L4JeEK8NTh:by6+vqzHQh/BvqcSROHBQX1

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9066

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.driversquadfiles.com/c?x=KiHtHNEJMZmYeOObKa TTXe/WO1qPyg51T5B4TdTT/o=&c=A ySAlQUTeLPkKbLeHwiLaJk6VpvX1Ci0EqSTQWJwlBh0MWdc4Lrp3wqRM6 xjJmqVRNwmfL8xyI06877NRnY M92WUjoapoUjADqJqv35PR8O3HNlfvIeTj5J4xNUpEOuFWL6YFJ42fbnAiR5hG8Q==&fallback_url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/.../ChromeSetup.exe&downloadAs=Google_Chrome_Setup.exe

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