» googlechromesetup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

googlechromesetup.exe

Installer Application

Installer

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Installer Application Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Installer

Product:

Installer Application

Description:

Installer Application Setup

MD5:

ac57a8e87fd76c5c05cede370faf3ad4

SHA-1:

9a3346b36163aec30b5f67f1cfc6d4706d2e4d1c

SHA-256:

bbdaf758221d5a2c9c239c2f8a698107f7166658499942fb6ceba47fafaec61f

Scanner detections:

6 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

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:

11/15/2024 4:20:12 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15726

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.ZD potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

7/26/2015

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG

15.7.25

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)

15.7.26.6

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.4

File size:

684 KB (700,372 bytes)

Product version:

4.3.2

Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\googlechromesetup.exe

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:g9v3p7oKUAPs5GCmsMW+KouUhJDImA5hb5dcl7Uzu6S2A3CEhbbgnKYS:gV3VBUA29mViUvAl5dSh37hbMK1

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8911

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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