google-chrome-20-0-1132-39-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google-chrome-20-0-1132-39-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 4 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:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7ed1886f287f4f6ccaef4c83874b4dd

SHA-1:
801388f77f089e356b6f962e7e24abd45643bdcc

SHA-256:
22670e5ade4ae61525efc0c7471938ec92b7a73b72f263d7c67d8cfd1478340c

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 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:
5/7/2024 11:26:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.72
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.E
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaIngea.Installer (M)
16.2.14.20

File size:
1 MB (1,075,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome-20-0-1132-39-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009942C29EC7D5E8B0F679AE00F0495B95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbH1NAHKXKxrAd0Q0Karusjj9Cy7EBjQ9J:HH0ed0Q0es1Cy7E1Q9

Entry address:
0xCA8D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, C1, 41, 00, E8, E1, E0, FF, FF, 64, 03, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, 90, 98, 10, 40, 00, 01, 08, 43, 61, 72, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, B0, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, BC, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

The file google-chrome-20-0-1132-39-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.