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chrome download manager.exe

The AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chrome download manager.exe by The AppCenter 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. 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:
The AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8549ad4f3f68716ded8455c12972506d

SHA-1:
34c855790d6328a90296515aa24b5fdfcd7b95a5

SHA-256:
a2acb6fa54123954903322a03617b76b6cf449f974e936da536e18793b373b4a

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 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:
4/26/2024 1:20:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.TheAppCenter (M)
16.1.17.11

File size:
764.5 KB (782,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome download manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The AppCenter, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="The AppCenter, Inc.", OU=IT, O="The AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27D3922D340793E388C74C3C512CFD62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j4FaMmmde8o1XD7BVUbka98EMnFMQNVXp2g6AHwyznWko8k2rGFkonJswq8H:j4FFmmM8+T77skWMWQNVZn6AQ8MKGxJv

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:
7.8471

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://.../action_redirect.php?action=download_redirect&app_id=90&action_value=app_page&redirect_to=http://.../install_download_par.php?app=chrome&user_id=7820819

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