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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 41 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
4.0.0.1

MD5:
0e9b4f2cf4435a8eabd3e5ee7de92815

SHA-1:
c97bc07581a126a9cede560c0ae246d07cb45e4d

SHA-256:
a20f2f829e364bcb2d7d25faf039e6e772de9b4b486b57dc860686a473b92f16

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:43:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
378

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.12

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160123

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2856

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16123

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
1.0.20.115

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5666
0.98/20189

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.39084
9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.16.01.23.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/23/2016

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-23-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.773

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.23.08

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FRT
5600.6512

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.159996
17.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgvfep
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
11.20160123

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.23.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileangels.Bundler (M)
16.1.23.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16121

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9368

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.23

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
69.9 KB (71,536 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.0.1

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:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
10/17/2014 2:58:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:9oQ7dVnlR5zzGEY16Q/5TcO6zPZU9pAdQjBDwco8b:9oQx3GN169O6zPEAdQamb

Entry address:
0x449B

Entry point:
E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 24, 61, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 0D, 45, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, B0, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
5.6832

Code size:
16.5 KB (16,896 bytes)

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

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?s=2717592535

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