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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 41 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. 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 Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Google Chrome

Description:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.6.7

MD5:

adfb54a2558dcdd20a1dbfc1e2a729fb

SHA-1:

64c682b73d318cc5aebea4f5626db97417c59766

SHA-256:

6880a9eda744df7f8febd93c289d1ada60dcf28413c56314917e1d6404c100bb

Scanner detections:

41 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/26/2024 9:57:17 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.L

922

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.07.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.146.106

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

140617-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.CP

2014.0.3986

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.L

1.0.20.1045

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

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

8.14.07.28.09

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.L

11.2014-28-07_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.11028

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.07.28.08

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.L

15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.28.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.L

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14726

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

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

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:

4/23/2014 5:48:20 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:3x5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMLK:fEFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMLK

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)

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