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chromesetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chromesetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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:

SuperCool Applications (signed and verified)

MD5:

85f4c965d9b37d3819695bd3847532aa

SHA-1:

4d1d05c271d111865b91cc0b03e5ae741a1eb4f9

SHA-256:

a52ff3c3c0c304008805c601766acf35ffeb27d11cb81a7daf87ccdec1034724

Scanner detections:

12 / 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 4:03:48 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.170.64

AVG

Max Setup

2015.0.3365

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.133

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.HO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-42c63c6c

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13218

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2014.09.01.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM20.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.L

14.9.1.4

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.14830

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4788237

32210

File size:

1.1 MB (1,135,144 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SuperCool Applications

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/15/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/16/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:aOyMJfsD7VvUXE/uFC272+fFasVc6Vi9FYnieeLso44blS:plJfsflIWuFCK2+nvcFBPjS

Entry address:

0x98CC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8... 
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Entropy:

7.8543

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.gchrome-app.com/.../7Kxu T1Y73vl7Xxp2mVWvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz0m7dAWx0am7dREhSDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAZAzNzadNTiRvmt3hXtGDXl3 3vCfSDt2Z1Y K507dP0eXslfSDt j1YcrRP7dVtDKF0fSDj2Z1Y2r5yDdV0fSDu2Z1YIKDZ dF0DKF0OCxWedlmLdVPcmNoOlxWvmV4cHaWed5jDKlCfSDPcZ1Y7Kxw 3Np2rlJ E0mDH7Wedxl2mljDX0mvm5EIKiWXzMFNZgwNjgyOTC=

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