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chrome.exe

Google Chrome

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Google Chrome. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Google Chrome. The application chrome.exe, “Google Chrome ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

chrome.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Google Chrome

Description:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.4.24

MD5:

e75965453789de5dfe20eb641efb80e6

SHA-1:

1026637728bc8fee2a3fb8dcf4ed7146e78cc4b4

SHA-256:

4382960df0601a3b5f0165cf4e5d5ef4c91fa874ba15d3d789b45a6b8d46aee4

Scanner detections:

26 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/19/2024 10:24:31 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/Airinstall.J

7.11.159.102

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140923

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2015.0.3342

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-118

0.98/19419

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Agent.AJ

18809

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1470

9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup(1).exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.17

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.180.12657

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.09.23.02

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwdmqw

0.28.0.60698

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.07.14.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.09.23.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.G

14.9.23.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14921

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

31088

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.236

2.0.0.1850

File size:

806.9 KB (826,280 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.24

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/11/2013 12:03:44 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:ZuTa5oZgmQYJ0RyXQqdWuYnJ1B1iXZOmJYO:Zu+5cSq0UA8o1iD

Entry address:

0x254C10

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8790

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

768 KB (786,432 bytes)

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