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chrome_installer.exe

Prog

Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chrome_installer.exe, “Prog Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Web   (signed by Geryon Ads S.L.)

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

Version:
4.6.1.3

MD5:
5f2805d1a9acb6150fdcc7ce9b3fe6d3

SHA-1:
22e7e81b7bdd79b9c89a6d10e103ff49f8d2a05c

SHA-256:
9f75b1456e1be1238a477a364857ab53d33389d5932803b5ff0419b3e484693d

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:43:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3087

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1566

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.06.06.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GeryonAds
15.6.6.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40824

File size:
687.4 KB (703,856 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oqAsaVucda2Ijk+ksNNVWXeyh32ErpxKxqyg8/XOYo8LapA53EndqHhKvdtj7hvH:oqAsXcdP+ksDY3V6fro8Loi0ndvdvvH

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8902

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://downloadpcapps.com/.../chrome_adf.php

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