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googlechromesetup-25979363.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-25979363.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. 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:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.105

MD5:
1e376a2be8f0035a5e640ce81253f629

SHA-1:
b44942c7a30106dcf1bee0b2d73d3d6f32326fab

SHA-256:
4b3064ed479e45f85dc3f0044ed74dd5b4591466e9178826b08eb05d553e305e

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 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:
12/26/2024 1:34:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.30.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,104,440 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.105

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\googlechromesetup-25979363.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 7:59:59 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:
04A0CF6AE167D0090DFCD45981346775

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 11:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TxG3nikc8DS1iu3VSTybFWq1QgRXXgfdqvyc9jmgq+U:Mc1pVSudQg5gQr6gq+U

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 googlechromesetup-25979363.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/00de934ec06dcdf9de2e70492e757e3f-ChromeSetup.exe&key=9f0bf30dd39d1821519043c4d36874822e0b4f263622b35828217d8a08292367&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=Google Chrome&filename=GoogleChromeSetup-25979363

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