chrome_setup.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadd.org.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c63f6b971b6643f5cde14853398efdcf

SHA-1:
48dbf1e9737f8029603fd9abfd18cffc4e020fc5

SHA-256:
c430036e1c835a10656676e4dce95b7d86ce68ece8adc833e6ba644b53757f28

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 8:53:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.iBryte.AO
5841955

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.12

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BSQ
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141125

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
1.0.20.1645

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3990
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.40661
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.iBryte.AO
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/25/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
11.2014-25-11_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Genome
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.25.11

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6935

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
15.0.0.987

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgvfep
0.28.2.62671

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141125

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.25.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileangels.M
14.11.25.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141123

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10215

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.329

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
80.4 KB (82,288 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 7:23:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:1OKkRrbAeAvnLPu5BEAUMkCfB4dszmJSwO8I3eUZjwyDOJJb+Qh0o8dl:6RrbAeAvn7uyMh4OwO8wPQ+B7

Entry address:
0x63C1

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, C0, 81, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, B7, 40, 00, E8, B6, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, 9C, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 98, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, B2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, 84, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 75, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.7831

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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