» chromesetup.exe
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chromesetup.exe

Google Chrome

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chromesetup.exe, “Google Chrome ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:

chromesetup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Google Chrome

Description:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.4.81

MD5:

fd0754868d95e932928f3dab19207bf2

SHA-1:

08bc664ac033f04d0443af1a22c75e8bd3c18990

SHA-256:

1a7b9cb50e32d1c3f5e3cdf3dbc859b7aeb7abd7ea72b5d759096a13775b0056

Scanner detections:

19 / 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:

5/17/2025 7:52:33 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.05.15

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.141.176

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-140515

AVG

InstallCore

2015.0.3396

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-16

0.98/19168

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18259

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4757

9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9645

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.05.15.03

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblbp

0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.01.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.L

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14513

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28110

File size:

841.9 KB (862,128 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.81

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/22/2014 5:06:09 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:JfSm11VAQHzYWZV2fqdRtOjIBbPdQeq8pjnLjmlsCRw6xF3sidhb0Y4d:JqmTiQPQqEjCPvnL6f3sij0Yw

Entry address:

0x2672B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8860

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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