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googlechrome_setup.exe

Google Chrome

Software Assistant

The application googlechrome_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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadlod.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
b1483a075baaeac9e46969acd91d868b

SHA-1:
4cd8263f0463a90a0b36021317c5f006b75b75e8

SHA-256:
d64576d8fcc4abfd34bc0e6cc459c6d236f32a85cae8abde6bc9a302256107b9

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 2:05:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.7.24.3

File size:
1.1 MB (1,131,960 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\inetcache\ie\{random}\googlechrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/22/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2017 12:59:59 AM

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 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dxGnxF8Kahg7pMO8gL5LXlpzyhTGDD4ON:2bbpMO8gL5L1pzWax

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadlod.com/v2/click/59604649/?d=http://server1.downloadlod.com/files/Chrome.exe&key=f43a2217beaef289153c8ffac6845289e0d8b24d559f4b15fb78d1ef1be3e46a&sid=lod/fr/chrome&uid=&affiliate_image=http://www.downloadlod.com/down/fr/.../chrome.png&product_image=http://www.downloadlod.com/down/fr/.../chromeinst.png&n=Google Chrome&filename=GoogleChrome_Setup

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