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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:
Software Installer Web   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
1.8.3.6

MD5:
88c7055ee52e36794e205b5ee54fd56d

SHA-1:
c61c554e993711ae8543d9ceb1ad653ef0a63c73

SHA-256:
e8e3d762b7ff91ffb6b2f82f1bbe3a04bffc4fcb7196527a921307ed62ca4184

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:
11/15/2024 4:23:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.NewMediaHoldings.Installer (M)
16.1.10.1

File size:
690.4 KB (706,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.5

Copyright:
Software

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:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 10:54:46 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 10:54:46 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eHzepSaxDx/flP99d8wLvWSk4TlHyeg5zhONiVWZAQV3yoKdll0l7g/pC:eHzes2Dx/R99a7h4TlSegiN6WZAQVC3m

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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Entropy:
7.8927

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://manyfree.info/?dl=1&pi=Azn1AzL0ATM1Ng==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXi1vENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1NKkDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzndAzgFOZMFASDPDdlChV8dNZC0AZgzAjiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzAzOTayAZMq

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