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chrome_setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f37dcc1fad115c139f9d1644fa579572

SHA-1:
4a58776a4cc0fbeee49b286e101dddefca355475

SHA-256:
f4d646cfd4751785ac59930c6db476dae1afb4782c0c4c3eef4bed8817bc5b97

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 6:41:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
884

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Badur
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Graftor.151443.194
7.11.170.186

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAX
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1230

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19411

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BE (variant)
8.10361

F-Prot
W32/A-064c29ef
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-03-09_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.03.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.738

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dehmus
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.M
14.9.3.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
128.9 KB (131,960 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:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 9:15:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9GZIP94b9jypuZafV5Wt2jZ3rMOJBMXrIakTCmrStr:HlMOJPStr

Entry address:
0x72CB

Entry point:
E8, 38, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, C2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, C2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, C2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, C1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, C1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, C1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, C2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, C2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0177

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 bytes)

The file chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://secure.pn-installer7.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?s=2682405723

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