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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server. 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:
e25f4efd6f9bf361597fea11b64e59de

SHA-1:
aca17dd224cac6d341e6cabb90eb41d94b4fa010

SHA-256:
871f231321fa30fe1591ddebedaed9c3f63757ee1c63575ef3e2ffe90cda4894

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:42:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
468

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.06.27

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.amhy
7.11.157.46

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-151025

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.2946

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
1.0.20.1490

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-137
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18683

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1144
9.0.1.0298

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.15.10.25.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
10/25/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
11.2015-25-10_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712422

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1224

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.10.25.06

McAfee
Adware-FOO!BC3063E0BF44
5600.6602

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
16.0.0.894

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cssrke
0.28.0.60475

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20151025

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.896296
14.06.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.10.25.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.c!1075354401
23.00.65.151023

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9548

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HGO
37.0.11023

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8159
2.0.0.1839

File size:
863.3 KB (884,008 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google_chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
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:
5/22/2013 10:37:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uI9Of/lpHBhI/cO9iazWzSboa9bZgWXrGtpHK5HXFhoXY:s271boa9b5CR+HXfoXY

Entry address:
0x56052

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, 5C, 0D, 4B, 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:
6.7286

Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

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