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googlechromesetup.exe

Generic

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) 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:
Program Internet   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
2.7.1.2

MD5:
af76544a941ede780c94d8a27752f84c

SHA-1:
122fd00a737b02eae23ef4bf168b5524cefc4a15

SHA-256:
780fb221d87c0bf6c51c466672a60fe01338fa2b9e840769e17e56bb27ee628d

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:
11/25/2024 7:00:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.4.6.17

File size:
817.3 KB (836,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1

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}\googlechromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 8:54:46 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 8:54:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

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:zzXACWbkrbbdGbeAhU++OjSzaI23O8NTo:zLsQ7AXhd+OuzaIqj8

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9177

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.appdesk.info/c?x=WoGEZOswIaY3mMXQxM7jxy92mRu1yD8/Q0lAvJtkah8=&c=OVX2U6zTFQYeezfi6Rh5fMP/xKJCoNnupb1LUlDHbtgFyuViF5TNmJ4uZ4GKL3sLBVh7qVBrEh3uFZzaW9gugsuxbKUEs8KLgLAlEgM APygh5klD0VwwY4c3fnQ40G4fxCe/yk9TuEA1ZPVVXBPPA==&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe

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