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icreinstall_google chrome.exe

Installer

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_google chrome.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Setup Quality (Fried Cookie) 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 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

2.0.3.3

MD5:

984449246b9a53c172dc38c6d207fb3e

SHA-1:

6ac167ede87e18501d795c79ace8ffaa630fc848

SHA-256:

9453e3ca4aa87380b86751afc63aa17792c25b08eabcf36851b198635164edf6

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

11/29/2024 3:52:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.31.5

File size:

960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.2

Web program

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_google chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 6:23:08 AM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 7:32:29 AM

Subject:

CN=Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:qmiOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:qHaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:

7.9307

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.giftchucklehead.com/c?x=wehWHDHRBnKTg/eo9hJCeTpvS4vZzp P86SA/1d1Dts=&c=/Yeah33qDbOxd9nl1r4EeWHWrG53HBS92F058HxcWksHdOYH790e 5IcKjaVgCzSTs0LaOnbxGH6E5gThtc1Kp96uIdkO9RkV2WQETgKwh2b/.../h3l1DamKOqObjPhkE&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to os.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

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