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Extended Setup

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application chrome.exe by Extended Setup has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
Extended Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e1d8d74b111762ed0a8b12890bea4d39

SHA-1:
71c20acda56e67bca270052f87e09ef8ec847743

SHA-256:
10912ab8b3bb69c1b68602842d05496be65af41cb09b6dff28cafd02189f50bb

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 '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:
4/19/2024 3:57:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.208.148

AVG
InstallC
2016.0.3156

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.087

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of open-office.exe (Adware)
2015.7.3.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.03.28.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.3.28.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15326

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4837543
37240

File size:
607.6 KB (622,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Extended Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Extended Setup, O=Extended Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC2A1D7B17450E779685BAA191188498

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HkOyMJfsGcEOVxXOAEbr2+dG/yULQgGXcpph6zwNPI3eMasKea08mmU1ghEzGSl9:EOyMJfsSOPOAE2VyULFGX6h033asJa01

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7703

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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