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googlechromesetup.exe

Prog Installer

Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Prog Installer 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:
Web   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Prog Installer

Description:
Prog Installer Setup

Version:
4.0.4.7

MD5:
aefc56037bedd4fa163ffcd36bd4fc2b

SHA-1:
de1231318444cfe4e15ef1d01da2cf076dae0e9d

SHA-256:
605901f4e87aff2053a33971f8d5d89fb1a0259fbacbc7baf3d1e75724c63415

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:
12/27/2024 10:43:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.29.10

File size:
782.9 KB (801,656 bytes)

Product version:
4.5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\googlechromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/12/2015 1:01:05 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2016 1:01:05 AM

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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fV1obC3rjaUR5fONyUi4fO2OpMYxf25ri8:fV+yrmU/KmCORw5ri8

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:
7.8873

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 URL.

http://bestdownloadme.com/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcyAj7yAM==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1TxyDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzCRAzAzOZMFASDPDdlChV8dNjgyNzA4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AjCROTnwAZMq

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