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chrome_setup.exe

The application chrome_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. This particular feature is designed to hijack the browser in an attempt to prevent other resources from modify the browser's search and home pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from officialpcupdates.com.
MD5:
1eceae449722de8623dff7ea82a94cc8

SHA-1:
926e168d35e68f67d78c535475a22bfca14e2c83

SHA-256:
c96bf6752240b95c32d15917a7a30ae9c34c27edb4249c8fb02b52e9879d849d

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:51:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150803

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.0250

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.M application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2015.9.7.20

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SearchProtect
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1461

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.09.07.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.0.58491

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.09.07.08

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.15905

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27502

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win16 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2014 8:29:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win16

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:3+xzEeerk1X5L1qkzjskB3EHvrjBGBdBih:azEPk1FzsvfBTh

Entry address:
0x35BF5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, B8, CF, 58, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, BC, 58, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0858

Code size:
390.5 KB (399,872 bytes)

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

http://officialpcupdates.com/browser-update/.../install.php?sid=&uid=&source=D-Chrome-Media1&transaction_id=052b749f-8c1b-41ff-b704-e41bb18d2512

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