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installer_google_chrome_english.exe

100Blogs SL

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 installer_google_chrome_english.exe by 100Blogs SL has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM 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:

100Blogs SL (signed and verified)

MD5:

3820e3217218cae969a676424ff488ea

SHA-1:

1b30bca05c30ce08f1e10689c55811fe2b47981c

SHA-256:

35aa861e060fc43fe86502bfc4ed3cf4a9aaea2efa119f3be4e471a9ea9da81a

Scanner detections:

24 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

4/17/2025 10:08:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.144181

7.11.144.168

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150307

AVG

Generic_c

2016.0.3178

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Installcore-667

0.98/20157

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.HYE

18162

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MW

9.9704

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

3/7/2015

F-Prot

W32/A-fd00c9ef

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Trojan.Agent.OUXLMY

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of installer_microsoft_office_2013_english.exe (Adware)

2015.6.13.16

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.InstallCore

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.184.13727

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2015.03.07.04

McAfee

Artemis!B81EA9CCBC0E

5600.6834

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbka

0.28.2.61148

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.f76

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Vittalia

15.3.7.4

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10013

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0412

7.2.66

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

28484

File size:

664.6 KB (680,560 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Vittalia DM (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_google_chrome_english.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

100Blogs SL

Authority:

GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:

10/14/2013 1:18:59 AM

Valid to:

10/14/2016 1:18:59 AM

Subject:

CN=100Blogs SL, O=100Blogs SL, L=CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

2B93142DC69C91

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):

12288:C6gpT/xLoVzERg5tauY0+PRFILuXY8kziQjnjA:C6gBJLoVMg5ta97j4KCjA

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:

7.8647

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://in.filewon.com/.../download?p=IN-MND&concordancia=b&red=s&plataforma=c&anuncio=32536838327&kw=google crome browser&ubicacion=&categoria=&random=6218787793392580343&posicion=1t3&tmuid=78f38eccc4873285ba491c910a33f7d4

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