» 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 31 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:

2.0.4.80

MD5:

54c89a72bcd1861f128f76263819bdab

SHA-1:

0f725879718384ca098ed4e47d75b6b2687c3449

SHA-256:

02c818e4c844bfa843ced03a3ad610c6af560049ca24f6f2deb855c30f98292c

Scanner detections:

31 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 4:33:21 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

737

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.154.184

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

150101-1

AVG

Adware InstallCore.QN

2014.0.4257

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.140

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-33

0.98/19988

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18535

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4747

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.15.01.28.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-d63ba2c2

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712387

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.2572

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.01.28.12

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblag

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112.B

14.06.13.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.01.28.12

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Air Software

15.1.28.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15126

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ahyx

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

29708

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100

2.0.0.1822

File size:

841.4 KB (861,616 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.80

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:

6/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:

1/17/2014 3:39:08 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Po7qn+Q4Eh3ZOHPvuL/wmT7uHvNsL9Ldzjzq+K+xn7HA3Dhcm:Q7q+HNPxmHo1wldz33Kun7HMP

Entry address:

0x267130

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:

7.8861

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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