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googlechromeupdatesetup.exe

My Program

File.org

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application googlechromeupdatesetup.exe, “My Program Setup ” by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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. 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:
File.org  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
082917d8e6a6d5af2cd9c558f804feb1

SHA-1:
a95bcd16e786cd1bc9ddd607318c92b7d4056185

SHA-256:
f5cb194207f83257264cca8a0b073bf24e94a6cd71e2c913612d987f62fd6d5f

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/26/2024 12:02:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.166.180

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4757
9.0.1.0225

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PR (variant)
8.10239

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_javaplatformseupdatesetup.exe (PUP)
2014.10.24.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileorg.X
14.8.13.7

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32136

File size:
712.2 KB (729,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File.org

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:27FaGbi7mm5XW0DDN0Iubu6zamHfl1WntDEAJqbsVKvhkjYYgYxC6I72:27Fvbiim5XpDb8UyfLWtMeKyjYYTxCo

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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Entropy:
7.8810

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file googlechromeupdatesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=20588997&p=pmfsb&a=upd&v=20130408

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=20588997&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20140506

http://us01.procloudstorage.com/.../GoogleChromeSetup-20588997.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=20588997&p=None&a=upd&v=20121129

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