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googlechromesetup.exe

Doh

Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Doh Setup ” by Agile Install (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Doh

Description:
Doh Setup

Version:
1.6.5.3

MD5:
f62968b3ae34541c05955fbf40d0c0c1

SHA-1:
959596bb25a568866df98e224c3800edc6652535

SHA-256:
ce9efefde16678ffd3a2ca428c67072b55683c3fe651b72be687b737fa078fb5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/27/2024 11:37:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.1.20

File size:
898.7 KB (920,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.4

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:
Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:06:44 PM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 9:41:37 AM

Subject:
CN=Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121833A91D38B769B990852C63E6BAD6723

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KhS6FEeV5eUt+vXd9ZTUGR3L2pC+jSo1fKq4WieIUnL9y:KceEeXe/JYK+NxKq5Zy

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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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://www.bundleguardbundle.com/c?x=I3Ie1ULTtxvdw3aif/ls0vQ7wzs2TvM2Ay/pEU1TskY=&c=oUgOnSY R2gR87tqwvDrZY5d7UEwtST7Ta5nIXeAj/Xtv6LRsGbvyx3IaC ZBk1L4ZGa4zfwrW1mfPC/ /o7x/99mlra2cX15MekYK /4t9DN/TLGbMkFchXJd mbLm/&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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