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googlechromesetup.exe

Web Program App

Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Web Program App Setup ” by Top Scale (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:
Installer Software   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web Program App

Description:
Web Program App Setup

Version:
5.7.3.4

MD5:
9249241e366ddb3586c6da0611c4ec0e

SHA-1:
d67ee5387dbec37b212911d306ffe2d3889e2d7e

SHA-256:
227d23dd7ffc509b5349b8890ba43fae210c52b5221989bf64ed5bb20cb86e5c

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:
11/6/2024 12:26:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.1.7

File size:
798.1 KB (817,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Software

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:
Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 9:01:05 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 9:01:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF0C79830A7B12BE4E698038C29DAF9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nEXEsk5pVQGFku31tLLhQy3HpMktV8NToM:ngWHBFkuFtBQyXp0V

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:
7.9214

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 2 URLs.

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x= rxHZtlsDa0C3xOE2CggyZXt0 U5gMtT6ry/VZC13i0=&c=0zHJX32Sz7PBnwrXedbMdwEwhVVPmXbZdt8Z6Gsvsc hqk3qyd1/ouvFIWgCR8DaII2mR7eMzyOTusnIyOXM43ETBre6mgupAMqH9RHi NZK2MJdAtcuzG2WpT8JNqNCyQTaDuJtmQTLB9ZgnHLl2O5Cjxz8W5L6tmZ5p/unqsc=&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.metahostingbinaries.com/c?x=DCpT9C7SlWKLSBSUZPJ80MDIu1G5uu8qq9xsagxfaWU=&c=SqdSVk3AmdtIcEAukXVXTFq8S0H4f5fGd4ab7pCLvd1Tgn4 9c4BSaKqD9qG2InSXXCidmgp4cDeO7nIPmprYH3VOv79I8cCd0inpQCLKgjQ5FuMoUzUffchPU2613EXwC93hJ0/diYOZh2hGdSNd0/9B7C9BF3YdBExCFxpYqM=&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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