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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 14 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:
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:
f85e0effd33d832c5293a956305fb55b

SHA-1:
f1041650d70bde1c39541d9a170a2eaaaf42ce23

SHA-256:
6d15206c415fb401e8692f00763457f40afd828f797e3c0422add878ca7885ad

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/6/2024 8:20:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.diur
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160129

AVG
InstallCore
2017.0.2849

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQR
23252

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.576
9.0.1.029

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACP.gen potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12269

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17253

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2016.01.29.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.29.18

Sophos
Generic PUA NP (PUA)
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
43834

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:
2/12/2015 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:JEXEsk5pVQGFku31tLLhQy3HpMktV8NToM:JgWHBFkuFtBQyXp0V

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 URL.

http://d.mediafhsignslaboratory.com/c?x=FI2OzXjOREL86HooEJ5hQq0WXO446n8c42zhqZnB7uw=&c=VlIeMsDp1x9/K55Jz1yuJkvqW2o1p7VRanZiLcH4MdeU NGdM92HbTuBmNiY7vFSCoHt1F54SISTVgsBRRZNcB4g9Wv13V0Ggo5SfVq/FJFqsnpsv52GUgVh3SSsF/OEjTw15tWd6X9PXJDynbVrRn/5BzP8uSh5VBsBM9Q42sM=&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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