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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Download Jet)

Product:
Soft Application Generic

Description:
Soft Application Generic Setup

MD5:
85108feb1ea476ef1c8ccd0d84f2614e

SHA-1:
e22832a60ea3ea7bd5b082c0af6e8c6135790788

SHA-256:
79b08d65354111a26c2cb1497224d5788ee475c46a1253b72d7197d270025ec5

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 10:46:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.19.12

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:TuWFODf2OyrsQPb5jebGBxySn1Y6PmC1snxn/DmUq9wndgg:Tu5D+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.bulkhostingbundle.com/c?x=kl/ 7in/zQ2FMYFlB1AaaElKI7WXrLkEqCV9yFCfcuE=&c=hXUCUY2ZuL9oZOTfAdKqPjeo9ayzvUCe9jIpgLMVS ehmgSQGWPq/L/t6SwLqFNSZwhKMz0VpC0HnnR PcvEFFLZJuEgKZp5A7UtSzi4FiZC13R9y3JyPJkNvJNkYgd2&downloadAs=Google_Chrome_Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/.../ChromeSetup.exe

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