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GoogleChromeSetup-24914853.exe

Google Chrome

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application GoogleChromeSetup-24914853.exe by Download Assistant 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.92

MD5:
08ded4df83a9502e43440f84655d873a

SHA-1:
40603dea16b14dcde9ddbdba4f51fc2be76e936f

SHA-256:
e3ed88af9942e99ffe4f283b6fae03092bdd61d30a6a4ae3f5494e9ce9e2353d

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:13:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.8.6.11

File size:
957.7 KB (980,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.92

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
GoogleChromeSetup-24914853.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/20/2015 9:37:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tIzhmltbKPA5VqWdMsl3pgOnkP9/Z1VZc8sXGQzKO:ChmlZuAKWnV3nax23zKO

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0469

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574 KB (587,776 bytes)

The file GoogleChromeSetup-24914853.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://file.org/.../dl-ai.php?fid=24914853&p=None&a=upd&v=20120228

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