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chromesetup.exe

Google Chrome

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Google Chrome. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Google Chrome. The application chromesetup.exe, “Google Chrome ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 31 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.

File name:

chromesetup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Google Chrome

Description:

Google Chrome

Version:

2.0.4.59

MD5:

a06dbd69473b836dd445cdd92507fba7

SHA-1:

8d7cb6c7496555ee12a7e291af9a79d665451e9b

SHA-256:

be18c72dc9d26cdcccc737c4a1049211af9c28c1b47da71f4850a611bb19666d

Scanner detections:

31 / 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:

4/26/2024 10:33:41 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.L

832

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Adware/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.10.26

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.138.30

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-141026

AVG

Adware Generic_r.IZ

2014.0.4040

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.L

1.0.20.1495

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-84

0.98/19265

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17965

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4611

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.C.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.L

11.2014-26-10_1

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.10.26.10

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!73BC427A0F4D

5600.6966

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.L

15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwfgei

0.28.0.59921

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.10.26.10

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.L

14.10.26.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141024

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27594

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.174

2.0.0.1829

File size:

816.4 KB (836,008 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.59

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:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, 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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/24/2013 4:19:29 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:hAwPSrXW0jGsBP9Ht2HPgBWqGDBfHCXVLpeWFmfyJss3ikJIaQnwzptnc8xnjMpR:OWStgHPgvYtH1ZK2AJHz0OgXnwbk1

Entry address:

0x25D240

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, E6, 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:

7.8792

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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

http://files.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../?sid=2329169804&uid=S0000162&filename=ChromeSetup

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