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googlechromeupdatesetup.exe

Google Chrome

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application googlechromeupdatesetup.exe by Install Helper has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.84

MD5:
fd68d6800c15b0faf169b292a9682a39

SHA-1:
4c680480ef8e75cb735e172884a10976b53e8888

SHA-256:
802d77fad9bf8ba6b13ea9447b998af92b503b9aa923f040d38cb0b157083743

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:30:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
5765551

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.04.01

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKN [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3076

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.840

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21873

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Dlhelper.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15446

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.504

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dpgylc
0.30.8.659

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.17.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Bundler
15.6.17.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15615

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
38950

File size:
844.2 KB (864,424 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.84

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
GoogleChromeSetup-24317908.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\googlechromeupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2015 6:44:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:E5HaLhYBT26CrvHZtO14NnBDFUzn0GCmOLPbw:EHwhgTXoBA1sBDOePbw

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0563

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to useast.gtdlrfwd.com  (104.131.2.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to new-york-2.cdn77.com  (92.242.140.21:80)

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