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Google Chrome Browser

Download Manager

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_installer.exe, “Google Chrome Browser ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. 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:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Google Chrome Browser

Description:
Google Chrome Browser

Version:
2.0.5.1

MD5:
5f135a4ad2f7595b4e1269bab7f3fac2

SHA-1:
9b4fac9ffe7e9cabe0d1efdd4295b146e3c2b049

SHA-256:
22da3834b9afc3a4894252fa52256e106c215309a1b2ae5d8af88cf76206144c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/23/2024 2:07:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.138.28

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140510

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17964

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2035
9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9568

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe.exe (Adware)
2014.5.10.10

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.03.20.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.Q
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14318

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27588

File size:
842.9 KB (863,160 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.1

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 3:58:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:isaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWoe:isUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/W1

Entry address:
0x269690

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8870

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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