» chrome_setup.exe
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chrome_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application chrome_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

chrome_setup.exe

Publisher:

Fast Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

d642f0eac7ee69839a63b111f34feabf

SHA-1:

74b6210ff18d230332a4eeabd944ebaf5848a953

SHA-256:

5874c6f3c9d51506bcb5014ffc3d211d290ee64370097f5b65f77850b8ee7634

Scanner detections:

9 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/18/2024 12:41:54 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.163.178

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

140617-1

AVG

InstallC

2015.0.3404

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.P

14.7.24.0

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

31208

File size:

738.5 KB (756,272 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fast Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:6nvpwvRJ/izo7D/s6Rqwc/k4FjvsLAQw0ZJ1ZOH54S9T2mzmwqX:6nv+j/i8zsock4BvsLrHOZ4SoEmw6

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8868

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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