googlechromesetup.exe

Lite

SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Lite Setup ” by SuperMoca (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 SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

Version:
1.1.4.2

MD5:
1f02fca043249f845a6bce9d029331d9

SHA-1:
df997bf87f42af4c79709871090a945bf1a97495

SHA-256:
718b29cbf16edee34ceeec211b8bb23da7cf047b76e1ce4c780c6d29273e6e12

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:
11/24/2024 3:09:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.4.3

File size:
884.7 KB (905,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\googlechromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 5:18:05 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 4:24:07 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DDA99F01EE6D7FC1C948433B608BFC09

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):
24576:Dg6VoEmW4+q+1u4VgyAhR/EcLyGfvReIwNO0E0/:D1WrWu+1uuAhNLhfvRe3m

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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)

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