» chrome_download_manager.exe
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Analysis
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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 5 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. 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:

Publisher:

The AppCenter, Inc. (signed and verified)

MD5:

f87174cef3929b9db1458059ce99f879

SHA-1:

62c9504848d1f2a03dfb1c304153c49dfd3555a6

SHA-256:

d99eeb523678fe93ef07874d4ba67983bddd92e623bb97f2367286750db53570

Scanner detections:

5 / 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 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:

5/12/2024 1:15:32 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3351

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.QL potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of convertav download manager.exe (Adware)

2014.11.12.7

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13407

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TheAppCenter.X

14.9.14.15

File size:

763.2 KB (781,512 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:

6/4/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/5/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Ni7vpshxcwcT5FZQwhqqrkc8n5EYlvhnahdUR1pj/PlCsURkn1QZtmN0KhhOX3Rn:Ni7vChxcwc13hqOMBahd+lCnB340B6W6

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8418

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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