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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 by Air Software has been detected as adware by 25 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 Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.4.8

MD5:

64e4a3ec926e8ea09abedbfc04de0e9d

SHA-1:

94404162d8f1e1f041b84bfaadc0d54282ff6de3

SHA-256:

c3b6a76b8d4cc252d559d7520567c8e0fdeebe414f8346919db8278c1a76f334

Scanner detections:

25 / 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:

4/26/2024 4:56:27 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.140.88

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

141130-1

AVG

Trojan horse Crypt2.BHEQ

2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18025

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1301

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirInst

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.12.04.05

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cxsehk

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1114024

14.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.12.04.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.G

14.12.4.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141202

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27892

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.102

2.0.0.1773

File size:

1.1 MB (1,116,072 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.8

Original file name:

AirInstaller.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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:

7/5/2013 1:28:10 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:DzN202y7bi57iUyVI7jvq75ag2wfUUo/v876dYUutzVjT:DzkAy78VIXm5n2HY7oY7

Entry address:

0x250F10

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EB, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7649

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)

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

http://install.dlsoftware.org/get/click/.../?filename=Chrome

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