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chromesetup.exe

My Program

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chromesetup.exe, “My Program Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 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. 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:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
5ec0dbfa0ec7bf2180672c1e26ad62c4

SHA-1:
abb7068e38fb9b605dd1a9a4869a31339549890d

SHA-256:
70c095faafec73f35bfc4a3083f73219f6b520628da526e048dd428e797ac63b

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:19:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.170.52

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3277

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141128

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28339
9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PZ (variant)
8.10345

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13805

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.28.02

Norman
InstallCore.WQDY
11.20141128

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.UpdateStarGmbH.L
14.11.28.2

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10211

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32724

File size:
751.3 KB (769,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, OU=IT, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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:
71A04D21E9F4BB6E19C3CB7D720E6245

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hz2vpEGdt0dRckpEfIRrExX04UuR5XNKYYQ1UcTyBIpRCdIeZ7jeVcIYyoZ05ZbF:hSvKGdt0HckuMYmnuR59aQKcTsIgIewF

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8457

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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