home

chromesetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application chromesetup.exe, “App Setup ” by Dova Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware 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. 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:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
App Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

MD5:
92747125e925c801c9388691ba01e757

SHA-1:
e5a2b183db19faed9c29a0d2ea722ad018112814

SHA-256:
c5d9e1576e2ad7f763613703c29bafb6f7e61f994961538a074e956ba80c6a0b

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 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:
4/24/2024 4:55:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.zkt
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3089

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQW
22322

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.9.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16124

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.06.03.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.6.3.12

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40786

File size:
822.6 KB (842,312 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 5:13:24 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 5:13:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EA6FC07B9DEE393ABBAEF1AA874D6483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0DStGegTc26EWmvv59fwIzP9SumzC4zTQdmI1mLeyBBZ8VH6VfeTSAV0l3:0DStjgY26EW4v5hKLSsakfeTXV0B

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8723

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-77-76-227.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.77.76.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-207-45.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.207.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 184.173.134.99-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (184.173.134.99:80)

Remove chromesetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.