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chromesetup.exe

Google Chrome

Software Assistant

The application chromesetup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.chromebrowser.net.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
31a3dce85d0c3a5a95b67600c62e92a3

SHA-1:
9351e2470fe80bb49b06904c9f451d187dbc05ea

SHA-256:
3272b082e7255b31cd58810fd9cfa19414f70d0a3f12c2115d335e95a225f768

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 2:37:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareAssistant.Installer (M)
16.2.17.20

File size:
1.6 MB (1,711,152 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/21/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
4CA79E945D9BF961F2A3D5568DF82F28

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UxGliNpMkbM2ZEENssbRJTXeZfnO7kGRCn4iN59BeyQHJK5Z7ddjOq:ZliN1bZXNXRJiZfn4RbiNkfHALRD

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.6464

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.chromebrowser.net/v2/click/fimjsqkl/?d=http://.../files/ChromeSetup.exe&key=da21f2978c94881f4b585f4e177dae02cf609d356f016d01df08dc44cb0e2f65&sid=chromebrowser&uid=&affiliate_image=http://.../images/logo-installer.png&product_image=http://.../images/image-installer.png&icon=http://.../favicon.ico&n=Google Chrome&filename=ChromeSetup

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