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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 30 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.
Publisher:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome

Version:
2.0.63.0

MD5:
2189a6b57d2e6fefcf0ec102a7d3c4ea

SHA-1:
94076ac2b20cc9cd3ef68a9073c5c8e3feee029a

SHA-256:
d08f1811f033ec2bf475a68af0015338a20493f86e155d6dfd455f402780a101

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:06:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
421

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.170.42

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151210

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2899

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
1.0.20.1720

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-269
0.98/19925

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C
21448

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5407
9.0.1.0344

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.10.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a607985a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-10-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.991

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallManager
v2015.12.10.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
16.0.0.1032

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deebmg
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.20151210

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.10.09

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
15.12.10.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151208

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.502
2.0.0.2035

File size:
910.3 KB (932,192 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.63.0

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

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:
6/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 5:22:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TM25uamKeyBa4dVUWu+ILJGJyzF2EKHAG5UZihDVy3J:TYamKeydVtI4MzF85/xu

Entry address:
0x29F530

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E3, 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:
7.8750

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadwizard.com/get/click/e2s0e2d1/?d=http://www.downloadwizard.com/redirect_google_chrome_us_live.php&key=1f0469cbb140bfec791ae538b03dd3b0ac6a3d2eb8bea1b2e899afd9c52d5e51&sid=chrome-us&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.downloadwizard.com/.../logo_googlechrome_live.jpg&n=Google Chrome&filename=ChromeSetup

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