installer_watch_dogs_wallpapers_spanish.exe

Chrome.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_watch_dogs_wallpapers_spanish.exe by Free Software 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 file has been seen being downloaded from domseo.com.edgesuite.net.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome.exe

Version:
1.1.0.2

MD5:
4fdeef530518f595c3716b1c7ac20d28

SHA-1:
9dad1a8be45ae3f99c4280c1680e836161987ae9

SHA-256:
873e44a8311d6478d8bf481fc1666aafcc02add91b42222d718157709d2f7017

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/27/2024 6:36:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.19.19

File size:
652 KB (667,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Chrome.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 7:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 6:06:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bhA4z8oQKBiU08X+ST6qiyIV3HFZyTlOQTnvru7prtoF1Mfd:bhAADuxQ12n3FOOUvgprtq1a

Entry address:
0x1C408

Entry point:
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Code size:
380.5 KB (389,632 bytes)

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