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chrome_setup.exe

Generic software

Download Ship

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Generic software Setup ” by Download Ship 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 installCore 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:
Generic Web   (signed by Download Ship)

Product:
Generic software

Description:
Generic software Setup

MD5:
cedc1cd871cbc95e9728d23ed6da159c

SHA-1:
217a95769716abc8c55b5eed89db414253f56b95

SHA-256:
cb0905dbb4d33ca1aa667d3aa2101d726fb3e9b1a4f48467b539375d1a879c38

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:
4/28/2024 3:48:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.10.0

File size:
769.8 KB (788,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.4

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Ship

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2017 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Ship, O=Download Ship, STREET="1930 Village Center Circle #3-1234", L=Las Vegas, S=NV, PostalCode=89134, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3205F0A598C4107AE3ADC64267F5AC51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HXjVGvsGLXC5QjtOzf8rsLf/hGUKzehIM6ZHRl45YR8Vwu+Q1/RzvOeHADhUve3c:HXjVSs+RQVLfceXcHR+5m8gezzA1UveM

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8850

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloadzonefiles.org/c?x=8rv5mZWGu1FkmCAzd8Gg8sOew6orkD8yUsGUUwNz6ps=&c=Ibh6eAjVrgG0sVyswaSm2VVDUMrHUKuv2oCrTDD0OWRzsaE5EKL8MAG49poxna1SkIWRgKttuojx9ExhUMZMAg==&downloadAs=Chrome_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../mc6a8ma

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