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chrome_setup.exe

WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
066a37b9035119768913d157c7aa5564

SHA-1:
0025e59fa9d4f78cc9612d5ad6fa472f9259a66c

SHA-256:
9df80fa680118d1bbcfa4da5ed39c13b6cf90310726e6cb0ff51dc24ca3c4177

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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 4:17:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnj
7.11.138.46

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3516

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.IHT
17967

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2249
9.0.1.092

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9570

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4076

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.02.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cuwars
0.28.0.58491

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.M
14.4.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14331

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
27596

File size:
230.8 KB (236,320 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/2/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:esF1ARqTRrBh+fZJilgfeoTt9kI9qkIBfGOxtMI/012AB53LKpkB:ee1ARqTRFha8gfeE74kIBOWIcAzLKpkB

Entry address:
0x1059C

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, B2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 60, B0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3790

Code size:
165.5 KB (169,472 bytes)

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

http://browserfixnow.info/browser-update/.../install.php?sid=cpa&uid=&source=WWW-Chrome-US&transaction_id=6ab409ec-efe3-4f0c-b062-de27c9943dbc

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