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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 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome

Version:
2.0.4.69

MD5:
38d97e9b2be267f515d8f22a9019b7dd

SHA-1:
a136d8b224a2bcbf2b0580659e974cdaf0e4d3f8

SHA-256:
b88dcd43ae1d7e2e7b97239d0a12a9cc201c9b11501ee7781555f9aae7a851c3

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 '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:
4/23/2024 5:57:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
830

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.154.184

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140813

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2015.0.3383

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.1500

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18535

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4785
9.0.1.0225

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
8.14.10.27.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d63ba2c2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
11.2014-27-10_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of video_update.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.16

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3037

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.08.13.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
15.0.0.900

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblag
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112.B
14.06.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.13.08

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.L
14.8.13.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14811

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ahyx
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100
2.0.0.1822

File size:
817.9 KB (837,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.69

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

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:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/17/2013 2:10:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81goC:hdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3Z5

Entry address:
0x25F7B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, 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:
7.8789

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://www.downloadwizard.com/download_google_chrome_ca.php

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