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googlechromesetup.exe

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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, “App Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Software Internet   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

MD5:
471a0cbb4c3407c0f203bc456d36b3d3

SHA-1:
bd4c9ea26337a6e08377adda85f1ca0833687e3c

SHA-256:
02c4c5435d21790b0affcf6cc7620e90466b6c996e6c5e5d8f5bc7a8a7286a10

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 '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 8:41:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen4
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2842

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.152
9.0.1.037

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XX potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16237

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.02.06.04

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Multitoolbar
16.02.06.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.6.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40824

File size:
758.6 KB (776,840 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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 5:54:46 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 5:54:46 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aLgp/8YM9YMp16ARTkOLhvCBJNWAE/YZdk+LU+umLNcPqTCl+ZXAmXHe1UOkhk8U:aLg18Zl1hRgOVEJNWAC0F1LNwjlOX3RY

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.soft-you.org/c?x=/s/irpTIxd/g8qPsEEcsO9DP2M3Npt246rDfJhIRmMc=&c=yjBLH8SsxBi6MvqrqlQpO2ntYa/l2hNp7TZfJrI1AguJgYkjSAIlFB4uCzsLzcg/lRWVC8Mn4BDimYIii8uGYjUK1Cb9r8P3FysFmSACUbWp i83n74xa2V6BvIxXLN1tgPr61c761FhivOPeoyBKg==&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe

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