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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. 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.

File name:

chromesetup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Google Chrome

Description:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.4.80

MD5:

ecf84339b568c720563dd9bb51a018cc

SHA-1:

20bc038879a4bb755ef2586241611469fd26679b

SHA-256:

58ed94148a3580aa95c9983a019a3a33bd524ab96fcf7a0ae14f672eeb5ff306

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 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:

4/25/2024 8:38:04 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

565

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!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-150720

AVG

Adware InstallCore

2016.0.3043

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1005

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18535

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4785

9.0.1.0201

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.15.07.20.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-d63ba2c2

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

11.2015-20-07_2

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712387

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1708

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.07.20.10

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

16.0.0.603

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

15.07.20.10

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

15.7.20.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15718

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

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:

6/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 1:59:59 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:

1/18/2014 12:39:08 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Po7qn+Q4Eh3ZOHPvuL/wmT7uHvNsL9Ldzjzq+K+xn7HA3DhCh:Q7q+HNPxmHo1wldz33Kun7HMy

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)

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

http://www.downloadwizard.com/download_google_chrome_uk.php

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