googleearthsetup.exe

Generic Internet

Web

The application googleearthsetup.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from snow-apps.com.
Publisher:
Web

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

Version:
1.7.2.2

MD5:
1c536c6fb32867cd843c8b81294dc1af

SHA-1:
35d1733df65e6c9b1164f63fb6772dc88efb0696

SHA-256:
cec94177d7c5e7ebe44b06491cd327e0e4801624efe51f8e14103786cde4dab8

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 '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:
11/5/2024 6:42:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150811

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1562

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.11.13

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.6.2.7

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.153

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40418

File size:
754.8 KB (772,943 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6f9GHEVqz9jtCFC7L4klW09LFEdih8p/mUeW7aWNjAjLsIkpqzMclDmKijVZEKe7:6f9eTPCswQHF/8pmUcklVczn9mpVZ3e7

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:
7.8855

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file googleearthsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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