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chrome_setup.exe

The application chrome_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from dpy22z83rm3zu.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
8584ccf7946178a083590d79daf2c519

SHA-1:
627b3fefe7b098924b5fb25cc25b9344320e7eaa

SHA-256:
7e9730b2c40b46aace57e5d08ead001922b200d1448c7e246d93b6eb70ddfc60

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:14:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler (M)
16.3.8.21

File size:
24.6 MB (25,744,977 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\chrome_setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:L7h4TuM3Y3gmuz2Ij9ml1tIAKiV8jiuCxKlNboye8hC0x7SAH+b8OUMBr4r:LiL3Y3gma2IjUJN8jD5vfki+gOUMBEr

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dpy22z83rm3zu.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://dpy22z83rm3zu.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://dpy22z83rm3zu.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

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