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chromesetup.exe

Software application

Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chromesetup.exe, “Software application Setup ” by Dova Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 17 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.
Publisher:
Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software application

Description:
Software application Setup

MD5:
d08848d97ad57268c88024f482f4ced0

SHA-1:
7b453d93c4664ab89eece185b30da5b388debb76

SHA-256:
64108acd20e7e3c278c14323b125f30072f6be81030f2da1b365c5b27db8ff36

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
5/4/2024 11:17:56 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zkt
7.11.199.192

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150701

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3061

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.NewMedia.VDO
20629

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2015-01-07_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.07.01.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!DDCBF4D60281
5600.6717

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlnpbb
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.New Media Holdings.Installer (M)
15.7.1.21

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36340

File size:
826.3 KB (846,104 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\st02bhm0\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 6:13:24 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 6:13:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EA6FC07B9DEE393ABBAEF1AA874D6483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LIFaAYn9w4e95D9M9a7mb08JMTn0NrFjXURgFpTZzJqAvd4jDbavr7WUgoepw:LIFdYny4U5ia6TJpJFjrdqAvufb

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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