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googlechromesetup.exe

Application Installer

Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Source Mode (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. 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:
Installer Program   (signed by Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

Version:
5.2.5.4

MD5:
f2322f582e518394a552b9c01cb866bd

SHA-1:
bbfca0bbdec2665f9265b3107a0db06cad36f36a

SHA-256:
0f7a3e77511d062472ad28c3b318b860353afd635cb11d4a4d17837f9b8a7675

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:
11/28/2024 3:55:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.6.8

File size:
896.9 KB (918,384 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\googlechromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 12:05:03 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 12:05:03 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11215F6BF409D2FB1A0D2D6806029291E602

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UtXUSTjCntNdEg1TFq7+3kG5tGoKDWgJXbZV0F9SgAK:UJDGtNdl1TUA3atJXbZV0F9lj

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:
7.9411

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 5 URLs.

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=X8DcHdECpf7QRLqhKq5SLG7NTO QzsO36rqOriCEkbw=&c= uKvkgjz7/G49Y1tpRCs61D7N2IVDyDFI4DCR6ZAoVHEI827QqdYyknGyt6I6/7pLMk oz4vhfs5v M98SUxzdSX8QKpO0MV/3ROlpR9gORKkxTP 1fVWuitSsaxPbObZPMN0RUkSc3dj0zSbrAEWw==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=gWvvPzEOh twp3atN5G88Lc7dVC7OYzIrJ/IBUtny/c=&c=Obb49d3arHbyBr/Y74x7v0eUYysAoQ TYTAVXiF0ZL0El6IAKIwf8l2dra39j9cLXVZc38MTfWcSeetixu4gaCdnkEIHxr0AbStm1JNBMIM7o5uYkoFWTWyJR1KnxNoYWUslCymxJjlTiPyJe8PbbQ==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=9u08EajDlvWuWgKyV1mCYQ9VLPebedmSFIgk DuUdkM=&c=44v5JlZID4231kUBAbpXJFl8tCzRYhtasJHFw3hEA6BCNdT0318ys96IvGWTpYHUM pgu4KCF XWFIjPvwfnAwCslLkhBojT2o7b7yIQZkGOVzIjQW073jlPQ 9LzOsqJP84iaGRnhlYEzd1Ka8lJA==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=oXe1P dQAVbRV25k5QwhoT2wfW698Fa5gePN WyJ0Uk=&c=3Dm2cXBSb1rC7u9hk2kuQfwukw4A2wggzxgDWOJ3sBLNiKIdIamLM4AaZlxBZAFaQA0yS092Oj6GZJfoTwNz3onjRO92bgP AYjtPFWCNmoAsSHIDAQ9WUQZh6T7ZYj6ELZQEcd3dMvGwApIWnbovQ==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=LHv3/QGMVPaJ2CUICo1mtHdxskFqCjS/60Dxv6KutlY=&c=K3anAoNr4 ELoVk8T3ajhEE1xbG uRDh00TbyJd2zcPVMStX6YSs457 Y/Y7queJyx6HY8QE6haqToxHNtVqsRgLyAzJW5HarU8yR5GdQpZx6ZCkVekSEE45ulkYeJSPrNEul96sHbmm7Ki 3L0UeQ==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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