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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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome

Version:
2.0.6.7

MD5:
aa99141b5c1d8d0a72ffb3fb52507967

SHA-1:
25412d8603ff1d058c5989b232f44fff3ec55a09

SHA-256:
f27960f777263a63faa87b55c02b86b048a2ceb0f64ad798a36ebfb830f4474d

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 10:47:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.L
358

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.02.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.146.106

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160212

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2836

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.L
1.0.20.215

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-2
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18194

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.043

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.16.02.12.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
2/12/2016

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.L
11.2016-12-02_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.11028

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.12.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.L
17.0.0.129

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20160212

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.12.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16210

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.fHdeFR
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28726

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.174
2.0.0.1823

File size:
752.4 KB (770,480 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.7

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\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:
4/23/2014 5:48:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1x5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMd9:9EFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMd9

Entry address:
0x25A418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9358

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadwizard.com/get/click/cu8h6gw3/?d=http://www.downloadwizard.com/redirect_google_chrome_uk_live.php&key=ded41b533deb550309493dff7964a8a8dd4b823e3df965d0704ff85be782e6d6&sid=chrome-uk&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.downloadwizard.com/.../logo_googlechrome_live.jpg&n=Google Chrome&filename=ChromeSetup

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