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chrome_install-53842cc4570a1042.exe

Installer Setup

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chrome_install-53842cc4570a1042.exe by Installer Setup 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 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.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
fa73c0c7b0e5692e134092002b58f150

SHA-1:
918a0ca29c591faa45f2974f4396bb63640f44d5

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:
4/19/2024 6:26:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe (M)
16.5.19.17

File size:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
ChromeSt.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\chrome_install-53842cc4570a1042.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/9/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/9/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1021E089A110C6095910FA179448796C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/1997 2:16:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7UZxfx8oh0HanPs9zjRR3z8HvLTtd57cl:7yj8R9zlR3zkTDFcl

Entry address:
0x415B2

Entry point:
83, 3C, 24, FE, 77, FE, 8D, 64, 24, CC, 90, 60, FC, 83, EC, DC, 8A, D4, 0F, 91, C2, 8D, 1D, B9, BF, F1, 45, B4, F1, E8, C7, FE, FF, FF, 4B, 83, D9, 1F, 66, 4B, 75, FC, 4F, FE, CC, F9, FF, 73, 3C, 59, F5, 80, FE, 50, 87, D6, 81, E9, FD, FF, FF, 7F, 73, E2, B6, FB, 97, 90, 81, D9, E6, 13, 00, 00, 71, D6, 46, B4, 11, 4A, FF, B4, 19, E4, 13, 00, 80, 83, C4, 04, 66, 81, 44, 24, FC, B0, BA, 75, BF, 8D, 75, 45, 4E, 68, BB, AC, 28, 4A, E8, 94, FE, FF, FF, BF, 58, F0, 45, 78, 20, E6, 28, E6, 8B, C0, 89, 74, 24, 44...
 
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Code size:
151 KB (154,624 bytes)

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